Wine bottle colour is important

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Article from the Economist Experiments show that clear glass wine bottles are usually a silly idea. OENOPHILES MAY have noticed a disturbing recent trend. Whites, hitherto normally sold, like their red cousins, in green bottles, are now starting to appear …

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Malolactic Chromatography Testing

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Some wine experts claim that the accurate monitoring of Malo-Lactic Fermentation (MLF) is one of the most critical parameters in red wine making but one that is most commonly overlooked. Paper Chromatography is a simple qualitative analytical procedure that has been used for many years in the wine industry to assess progress in MLF.