Winemaking Problems Solved (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition) - Hardcover

C. Butzke

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845694759 ISBN 13: 9781845694753

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Arranged in practical question and answer format, Winemaking problems solved provides brief, quickly accessible solutions to issues of frequent concern to winemaking professionals. The contributions, which are written by leading experts from industry and academia, span major aspects of the winemaking process from grape handling and fermentation processes to filtration, bottling and winery sanitation.

Key Features: provides solutions to a variety of issues of frequent concern to wine making professionals; reviews issues related to grape analysis, filtration, packaging and microbiology; a hands-on reference book written by a diverse team of international enologists; arranged in a practical question and answer format.

Contents: Questions are presented under the following headings: Grape analysis in winemaking; Juice and must preparation in winemaking; Yeast fermentation in wine; Malolactic fermentation (MLF) in wine; Wine clarification, stabilisation and preservation; Wine filtration; Wine packaging and storage; Winemaking equipment maintenance and troubleshooting; Winery microbiology and sanitation; Brettanomyces infection in wine; Particular wine quality issues.

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Review:

This is a superb practical book and should be essential reading for winemakers and oenology students across the universe. Institute of Masters of Wine Members and MW students should also take note. Highly recommended. --Journal of Wine Research

About the Author:

>Dr Christian Butzke is Enology Professor in the Department of Food Science, Purdue University, USA. An award-winning former commercial winemaker, he is also Past-President of the American Society of Enology and Viticulture and Chief Judge of the Indy International Wine Competition. Contributors: C Butzke, Purdue University, R Ford-Kapoor, Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology, J McAnnany, Karl L. Wilker, Missouri State University, S Spayd, North Carolina State University, G S Ritchie, California Polytechnic State University, M R Dharmadhikari, Iowa State University, L Bisson, University of California, Davis, G Specht, Lallemand, USA, D Delteil, Dominique Delteil Consulting, France, B Dukes, Naturaliste Vintners, Australia, S Krieger-Weber and Piet Loubser, Lallemand, Germany, S Kollar and N Brown, Vinquiry Inc., J Osborne, Oregon State University, B Trela and M Sipowicz, Texas Tech University, K C Fugelsang, California State University Fresno, T J Payette, Winemaking Consultant, T E Steiner, Ohio State University/OARDC, USA, R Gibson, Scorpex, Australia, Howard Bursen, Howard Bursen Consulting, L Van De Water, The Vinotec Group and J F Harbertson, Washington State University, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1845694759
• ISBN 13: 9781845694753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432
• Editor: C. Butzke