Determination of food authenticity is one of the most crucial issues in food quality control and
safety. The introduction of new sophisticated techniques, in conjunction with greater …

Vitis vinifera L. Pinot noir still wines are some of the most popular and expensive red wines
in the world. Several research articles are reported in literature concerning the impacts of …

This chapter describes the potential uses for descriptive analysis in sensory evaluation. We
then discuss the use of language and concept formation as well as the requirements for …

Terroir has many facets. It has been related to: variety of plants and typical food products;
territory, name, strategies of advertising and marketing. A viticultural terroir is seldom defined …

Crop yield is widely recognized as an important factor in the quality of resultant wines, but
most prior research has shown no effect of yield on wine quality. The role of yield in the …

The official quality designation for German wines is solely based on the degree of ripeness
in grapes, while most other wine producing countries in Europe rely on a geographic …

Malbec wines from 27 parcels from the three most important winemaking regions of
Mendoza, Argentina, were produced under standardized winemaking conditions, and …

Analytical and sensory profiles were obtained for Pinot noir wines fermented with two yeasts
(Lalvin EC-1118, P; Lalvin L-2056, L) and four vinification techniques: high (T), ambient, cold …

Abstract Background and Aims: Little is known about the distinguishing role of variety on the
sensory space of commercial white monovarietal Spanish wines. The major aims of the …

The ability of Patagonian L. plantarum and O. oeni strains to change the volatile profile of a
sterile Pinot noir wine was studied through fermentation assays, at laboratory scale. Two …