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Why is the color palette of wine so vast, so subtle, and sometimes surprising? It includes orange, mahogany, brown, almost black... and even blue! Which pigments are responsible for this? How can we characterize the color of a wine? What information does it provide about the wine's origin, its age, and its history? The color of wines is analyzed here from every angle.
It is impossible to understand the diversity of wine colors without delving into the extensive world of colored and uncolored polyphenols, abundant in grapes and wine, and the chemical reactions in which they are involved. Anthocyanins, tannins, and other phenolic compounds participate in extremely complex processes that govern color.
Other rarely discussed topics are also covered: the fluorescence of wines, the influence of observing a wine's color beforehand on the perception of its flavor and aromas, the effects of light on the color and taste of wine, the protection offered by tinted glass bottles, and more.
This concise yet precise work is aimed at professionals and students in the wine industry, as well as wine lovers and those simply curious about science. Everyone should find answers to the many questions that wine colors raise.
In 2024, this book received the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) Award in the Oenology category
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Les couleurs du vin