Elsevier Managing Wine Quality: Volume 2: Oenology and Wine Quality (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)

Winner of the OIV Award in the Oenology 2011 Experts from major winemaking centres worldwide review oenology and wine quality in the second volume of this important collection. Chapters in Part 1 cover advances in winemaking technologies. Chapters in Part 2 focus on quality management, with chapters on flavour modulation, flavour deterioration and common taints among other topics. Key Features: reviews the impact of different technologies on wine quality; discusses yeast and fermentation management, enzymes and ageing on lees; considers issues surrounding wine sensory quality including cork taint and the impact of ageing on flavour deterioration. Contents: Part 1 Winemaking technologies and wine quality: Yeast and fermentation management for improved wine quality; Metabolic engineering of wine yeast and advances in yeast selection methods for improved wine quality; Effects of malolactic fermentation on wine quality; Enzymes and wine quality; Membrane and other techniques for the management of wine composition; Ageing on lees (sur lies) and the use of speciality inactive yeasts during wine fermentation; New directions in stabilization, clarification and fining of white wines; Micro-oxygenation, oak alternatives and added tannins and wine quality; Alternatives to cork in wine bottle closures; Current issues in organic winemaking: consumer expectations, producer attitudes and oenological innovation. Part 2 Managing wine sensory quality: Yeast selection for wine flavour modulation; Brettanomyces/Dekkera off flavours and other wine faults associated with microbial spoilage; Reducing cork taint in wine; Ladybug (Coccinellidae) taint in wine; Understanding and controlling non-enzymatic wine oxidation; Ageing and flavour deterioration in wine; Biogenic amines and the winemaking process; Managing the quality of icewines; Managing the quality of sparkling wines; Extraction technologies and wine quality.