Last May I wrote about the very interesting work of a UCD grad student named Kirsten Skogerson . This week she and Dr. Roger Boulton released a spreadsheet with their predictive model baked in. In essence, the model promises to allow rapid analysis of phenolics such as tannins and anthocyanins (red and purple pigments responsible for color in red wine) without having to go through some...

A Symposium Honoring Dr. Vernon L. Singleton February 1, 2008 • 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Reception and Banquet 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Hyatt Regency • 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Registration and housing will open October 22. Overview: Chair: John Thorngate, Beam Wine Estates Technical Services, California This ...

... with current information regarding phenolics in wine. Andrew Waterhouse , distinguished wine chemist at UC Davis, describes the oxidation of phenolics and a new hypotheses adding to the understanding ... the oxidation of phenolics - that I will not get into. What I want to do here is focus on a few ... with antioxidants such as phenolics, but instead reacts with all substances present in solution, nearly...

A Tribute to Bellwether Work of Vernon Singleton Few researchers are as recognized, respected and influential in the world of phenolics as Dr. Vernon LeRoy Singleton. The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) will provide a unique retrospective of his work with recent research highlights at a special day-long phenolics symposium following the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium...

It is not too late to register for ASEV’s symposium to be held on Friday, February 1, 2008. The Phenolics Symposium Will be Located at the Hyatt Regency 1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814...

DAVIS, CA, October 11, 2007… Few researchers are as recognized, respected and influential in the world of phenolics as Dr. Vernon LeRoy Singleton. The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) will provide a unique retrospective of his work with recent research highlights at a special day-long phenolics symposium following the Unified Wine...

Bringing together eight of the world's pre-eminent experts on phenolics, the ASEV will honor the pioneering work of Dr. Vernon Singleton at a full-day phenolics symposium on Friday, February 1. Slated the day after the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium , the ASEV's Phenolics Symposium will be held ... understanding of the issue of phenolics in wine and plants...

92 points Tanzer: "Apple and honey on the nose. Fat and round but fresh, with enticing flavors of apple blossom and peach. Full and tactile in the mouth, with more body than the Puligny. A fairly large-scaled wine, finishing with a slightly dusty suggestion of phenolics...

[quote=CMM] In recent years, one of the arguments for increased hangtime has been "let's wait until the tannins/phenolics are just right". [/quote] I thought the hangtime/ripeness had to do with the quality of the tannins, not the quantity. And I ag...

California’s Top Pinot Noir Researcher Heads to Marlborough and Central Otago... The potential for New Zealand to build a reputation for world class Pinot Noir will be given a boost by the visit this month of a Californian expert in Pinot Noir and grape phenolics, Dr Doug Adams...