Viticultural and oenological influences on volatile thiols

Viticultural and oenological influences on volatile thiols

Dr Carien Coetzee Basic Wine   This table serves as a general indication of the effects of various viticultural and winemaking techniques on the precursors and their aromatic volatile thiols in the must and wine. A few things need to be considered when consulting...
Managing green aromas in the cellar: Methoxypyrazines

Managing green aromas in the cellar: Methoxypyrazines

Dr. Carien Coetzee Basic Wine 02 December 2019 Typically, the green aromas perceived in Sauvignon Blanc wines come from methoxypyrazines (MPZ) present in the grapes at the time of harvest. This is not the only source of green aromas and other compounds, especially the...
A Technical Unravelling of the Young Wine Show Champion!

A Technical Unravelling of the Young Wine Show Champion!

Dr. Carien Coetzee Basic Wine 12 September 2019 The coveted General Smuts Trophy for the best wine at the SA Young Wine show was won by Flagstone Winery in Somerset West for their 2019 Sauvignon Blanc (unwooded). This was the fifth time in the competition’s 187-year...