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Understanding Wine Technology: The Science of Wine Explained, 2nd Edition
Understanding Wine Technology The Science of Wine Explained 2nd Edition Author:David Bird The Wine and Spirits Education Trust and Master of Wine Examinations preferred wine-science primer Understanding Wine Technology: The Science of Wine Explained, by Europes hardest-working chartered chemist and MW, David Bird, is revised and updated in a 2nd edition, which deciphers all the new scientific advances that have cropped up... more » in the last several years, and gives wine-science illiterates the freedom to breath easier. Some of the new and expanded material includes: legislation and regulations quality assurance and hazard analysis oak use (and why barrel fermentation may be worth the cost) biodynamic viticulture the role of oxygen fermentation cork and its alternatives the winemaking process wines principle components clarification, stabilization & additives wine faults In other words, Bird touches on just about everything in the field, and in his typically clear and plainspoken style that renders even the densest subject matter freshman-friendly.« less