Choosing which type of yeast to use for the fermentation, when making wine, is a crucial decision for winemakers. They can choose to ferment “spontaneously” or buy cultured yeast. The issue has been ...

Strong clothing fiber can be manufactured from the waste yeast left over after producing beer, wine, or pharmaceuticals, a ...

Beer and wine have been staples of human history for millennia. These alcoholic beverages are still yielding new surprises.

Penn State researchers say the stuff we throw away after making beer, wine, and even some medicines could help feed people ...

Carbonic maceration wines are increasingly in demand on the market. They are young red wines in which floral and fresh fruit aromas predominate and they must be consumed within the first year. The ...

However, one of the most well-known characteristics of yeast is the ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, baker's yeast, to ferment sugar to 2-carbon components, in particular ethanol, without ...

Your typical California winemaker would be in despair if her efforts had resulted in the kind of wine that Mandy Heldt Donovan just made. But Donovan did it on purpose. Donovan inoculated a wine with ...

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It's National Wine Day, and there's no better way to celebrate than to drink wine, of course. But if you want to really spice up your Wine Day festivities (or any other wine night), you should ...