Glasnik Zaštite Bilja, Vol. 32 No. 6, 2009.
Professional paper
Diseases and faults of wine
Tomislav Ivandija
Branimira Marić
Abstract
Diseases and faults of wine are caused by many microorganisms – yeasts, molds or bacteria. They change the characteristics of wine by their activity in the way to spoil its organoleptic characteristics. Not all microorganisms are to be blamed for this because some of them are necessary for the production and normal development of wine. The unwanted ones are called so because they cause wine diseases, so we prevent their presence, activity and survival in wine.
The most frequent wine diseases are flowers of wine, acetification, malolactic fermentation, mannite and slimy wine disease.
As opposed to the diseases, faults of wine can be especially caused by microorganisms or unfavorable weather conditions at the time of maturing and grape harvesting. They also often appear as the consequence of negligence and lack of knowledge. The most frequent faults of wine are hydrogen sulfide smell, oxidative browning, black, grey and white diffraction, taste of wood, barrel, cork, mold, stalk or any other untypical taste or smell. The first condition of production of a good quality is ripe grapes. Clean basement, dishes and devices, proper vinification, cautious usage of sulphur dioxide, professional final processing and attendance are equally important. Diseases and faults sometimes can not be cured; it happens sometimes that cured wines lose somewhat of their quality, so it is most important that diseases or faults don’t happen at all.
Keywords
wine diseases; wine faults; microorganisms
Hrčak ID:
163409
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Publication date:
16.12.2009.
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