Wine Types, Production, and Health

This book presents topical research from across the globe in the study of the types, production and health issues relating to wine. Topics discussed in this compilation include the microbiological, chemical and health aspects of wines from tropical plants; the effect of winemaking techniques on bioactive compounds in white and red wine; micro-oxygenation of red wine; effects of wine consumption on the cardiovascular system; the use of inactive dry yeast preparations to improve fermentation and the organoleptic characteristics of wine; analytical methods for the detection of Ochratoxin A in wines; wine and neurodegenerative diseases; Madeira wine composition; controlling the alcohol content in wine; wine quality through the use of oak barrels and non-saccharomyces yeasts in wine.