For most wine drinkers, the role of yeast in winemaking can be whittled down to the basics of fermentation: Yeast eats the sugars in the grape juice and gives off ethanol, an alcohol that in limited ...

Wine Ingredients and Additives 101! Winemaker Jillian Johnson DeLeon of Onesta Wines gives us the scoop on what's in your wine. Today we have enlisted Winemaker Jillian Johnson DeLeon of Onesta Wines ...

Speaking with a winemaker recently and asking about indigenous yeast, she cut us off and asked why she would leave a major decision about her winemaking—fermentation—up to chance. When we delve into ...

Yeast biotechnology has emerged as a cornerstone in the evolution of fermentation science, with particular relevance to wine production. Through the integration of advanced molecular biology, ...

Researchers at Kyoto University have shown that naturally sun-dried raisins can seed fermentation and generate higher ethanol ...