The use of oak in wine making, be it with oak barrels or oak chips, has a significant effect on the flavor, aroma, texture, and color of the finished wine. Traditionally, three different species of oak have been used for…
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Influence of Toasting on Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic Composition of Oak-Aged Wine
There have been a significant number of studies focused on examining the antioxidant power of wine, studies of which are no stranger to The Academic Wino. Antioxidants and other polyphenols in wine have been shown to be linked to a…
Applying Oak Extracts to Grape Vines: A Novel Approach to Producing Oak-Style Wines?
For today’s post, we will set out to examine a paper published in March of this year in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry regarding the aroma of wine and possible viticulture techniques for altering aroma of varietal wines.…