All wine articles
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ResearchProtecting wine from wildfire smoke taint with a nanotech coating
US researchers, prompted by vineyard losses from 2020 wildfires on the west coast, have developed protective cellulose nanofibre coatings for grapes
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ResearchMachine learning tool fed red wines’ chemical profiles can deduce where they’re from
Statistical tool matches wines to their estates with 100% accuracy
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ResearchThriving wine trade in Islamic Sicily revealed by the chemistry of its pottery
A new method for determining if pottery containers held wine or other grape products could help archaeologist chart the use of the ancient drink
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ResearchEngineered yeast can remove heavy metals from wastewater
Easy storage and rapid growth could see yeast compete with bacterial and chemical remediation
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PodcastTrichloroanisole: Cork taint
If you've ever been unlucky enough to experience 'corked' wine, then 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, or TCA was likely the chemical culprit
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OpinionWould you buy synthetic wine?
Can we replicate the chemical profiles of famously expensive drinks? And would people drink them?
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ResearchLiquid analysis simultaneously checks for 71 elements
Technique delivers elemental fingerprint of everything from water to wine in minutes
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FeatureA taste of wine chemistry
Nina Notman talks to the wine detectives uncovering the flavour molecules in our favourite tipples
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PodcastPhenolphthalein
Kat Arney gets to the bottom of the story of phenolphthalein – a chemical with two very different uses. If you've measured pH in a classroom or had some trouble in the bathroom, you may have met this compound before.
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NewsExplainer: non-alcoholic beer and wine
For Dry January and beyond, drinkers are thirsty for beers and wines that don’t get you drunk
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ResearchUncorking the chemical potential of wine waste
Sustainable technologies combined to make grapes go further
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ResearchPlant plaster protects wine from vine decline
Fungal infection threatening to devastate vineyards could be halted by eco-friendly nanofibre membrane
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PodcastResveratrol
Can a compound in red wine protect against heart attack and cancer? Phillip Broadwith investigates resveratrol
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FeatureRaising a glass to champagne
Andy Extance uncorks the secrets of sparkling wines’ unique taste and aroma