http://www.organicfoodexperience.com/wp-content/ uploads/2011/01/certified-organic.jpg Organic foods, once only spotted in health food stores, are becoming increasingly popular and are found all over the grocery store aisles. While it is unclear whether or not organic foods are higher in nutritional content than more…
Resveratrol Protects Against Damage Caused by Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injuries occur most often after motor vehicle accidents, sports, falls, or violence. There are varying levels of spinal cord injury, of which there may be more or less physical and social impairments, depending upon how badly the area…
Manipulating the “Peppery” Aroma of Wines: The Characterization of Rotundone
There are many compounds in wine that contribute to the aroma and flavor of each varietal, though only a small number of those actually have a distinctive aromatic characteristic assigned to them individually. Most aromatic qualities are a result of…
The Effect of Cover Crops on Aromatic Quality of Wine: Which Works Best?
The use of cover crops in a vineyard has been well studied, and is often employed in vineyards around the world. Basically, cover crops are plants (usually grasses) sown in between the rows of vines, which are most often used…
Welcome Visitors from JancisRobinson.com!
The Academic Wino extends a warm welcome and “hello” to subscribers to www.jancisrobinson.com visiting this site for the first time! My first guest post written for Jancis Robinson comes out today, August 26th, 2011 and is available to subscribers to…
The Academic Wino Takes a Mini-Vacation
Hello, readers of The Academic Wino! I am off on a mini-vacation this week (just barely dodged the east coast earthquake by a couple of hours) to see my beloved baby sister get married, so I will not be posting…
Does Alcohol Consumption Affect the Risk of Dementia from Alzheimer’s Disease?
For today’s post, we’ll be examining a relatively brief study published earlier in 2011 regarding alcohol consumption and its effects on incident and Alzheimer’s dementia. Compared to other studies I’ve reviewed in the past, this one is much shorter, but…
Does Resveratrol Protect Against Second-Hand Smoke Exposure?
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2JcBiUv _BAuFj9Nl5aRoZBE8hkm65dmzuWfHIPN1aL8fPMF_E It has been well documented that resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound that is found in the skins and seeds of red grapes, functions as an antioxidant, an anti-inflammatory agent, and an anti-carcinogen. The “French Paradox” describes the phenomenon that…
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.…