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A Complete Guide to Quality in Small-Scale Wine Making

  • Book

  • October 2018
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 2634434

As the wine industry has experienced a period of rapid global expansion, there is a renewed emphasis on quality and consistency even within the small winery industry. Written for the small production program, A Complete Guide to Quality in Small-Scale Wine Making is for the novice to intermediate level winemaker seeking foundational information in chemistry and sensory science as they relate to wine quality at a technical level.

Drawing from personal experience as well as scientific literature, this book introduces the core concepts of winemaking before delving into methods and analysis to provide practical insights into creating and maintaining quality in the wine product.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Table Winemaking Process 2. Flavours and aromas in foods and beverages 3. Wine Chemistry 4. Safety 5. Table wine production 6. Microbiology & Methods 7. Harvest Protocols 8. Winery Protocols 9. Principals of analysis 10. Essential analyses 11. Quality assurance, teaching and research 12. Sample statistics

Authors

John Anthony Considine East Victoria Park, WA, Australia. John Considine has had a lifetime of association with viticulture and for most of his professional life has been associated with viticulture. He has served on national R&D boards and on state authorities. His particular interest in wine grew from a large collaborative research project on the interface between viticulture and the composition and quality of Chardonnay for wine in the Margaret River Region of Western Australia. This text grew out of a course he developed for undergraduate and mature-age postgraduate students. Elizabeth Frankish Mt. Lawley, WA, Australia. Elizabeth Frankish is a food safety consultant with extensive experience in diagnostic microbiology and risk management for the food industry, including the horticulture, seafood, dairy, and meat sectors. With qualifications in agricultural science and experience in business and project management, she has delivered practical solutions to companies large and small to meet the challenges of microbial contamination, product development, monitoring programs, and training needs from a holistic perspective. She has helped develop numerous food safety guidelines for horticulture and continues to pursue her passion for prevention of food safety incidents through better understanding of the interactions between food systems and their microbial flora.