As many of you may already know, using oak barrels in wine fermentation and aging increases wine aromatic complexity and improves overall quality. The use of oak in wine is and has always been very popular, despite the fact that…
Normally, I save this series for Fridays, however, I was surprised by a marriage proposal (of which I said yes!) by my now-fiancé this weekend and didn’t end up having time to write anything else 🙂 Enjoy this post a…
by Becca • • Comments Off on Wine Science Forum: Lessons in Oxygen Management from Industry Leaders
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending the first ever Wine Science Forum hosted by Nomacorc, a world leader in alternative wine bottle closure systems. The goal of this forum was to bridge the gap between what research…
by Becca • • Comments Off on Wine Literature Review Lightning Round: 3rd Edition
There’s no way one single person (even if that person is The Academic Wino!) can possibly review every single piece of peer reviewed literature related to wine that is published every day. This series presents multiple new papers (within the…