White wines from marketing approach to winemaking | France Agricole

This comprehensive work written by leading experts in the field is perfectly suited to the needs of professionals. Blending scientific data and practical information in the selection and implementation of processes, it covers: the economics and marketing of white wines, production potential, consumption, marketing of white wines and consumer expectations, determinants of grape and white wine quality, aromas, polyphenols, the influence of grape health, viticultural aspects, plant material, future grape varieties, cultivation methods, oenological aspects such as major winemaking techniques, harvest and grape characteristics, pre-fermentation operations, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations, post-fermentation operations, and aging of white wines. The work is coordinated by Rémi Schneider, an agronomist, oenologist, and food science doctor specializing in oenology and particularly wine aromas. He leads the team at the Qualinnov mixed technology unit of the French Institute of Vine and Wine, based in Montpellier and Pech-Rouge. Denis Dubourdieu, who wrote the preface, is the director of the Higher Institute of Vine and Wine in Bordeaux.