From the Vineyard to the Winery: How Microbial Ecology Drives Regional Distinctiveness of Wine.

ABSTRACT: Wine production is a complex process from the vineyard to the winery. On this journey, microbes play a decisive role. From the environment where the vines grow, encompassing soil, topography, weather and climate through to management practices in vineyards, the microbes present can potentially change the composition of wine. Introduction of grapes into the winery and the start of winemaking processes modify microbial communities further. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology have progressed our understanding of microbial communities associated with grapes and fermentations. We now have a finer appreciation of microbial diversity across wine producing regions to begin to understand how diversity can contribute to wine quality and style characteristics. In this revie

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880775 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature