Managing Wine Quality : Oenology and Wine Quality (Hardcover)

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 ice wines; Managing the quality of sparkling wines; Extraction technologies and wine quality.