Choosing which type of yeast to use for the fermentation, when making wine, is a crucial decision for winemakers. They can choose to ferment “spontaneously” or buy cultured yeast. The issue ...

Winemakers discuss how they use indigenous or commercial yeast to influence the fermentation of grapes and affect the flavor it their wine.

Given the diverse types and flavor profiles in the wine world, you might expect there to be great genetic variation between the yeast strains that make it, but researchers have struggled to find much ...

The S. cerevisiae strains her team uncovered on the coffee and cacao, on the other hand, have a mix of wine yeast DNA and local wild yeasts. Despite their strong similarities, ...

Blair Guthrie, winemaker, Stewart Cellars and Guthrie Family Wines The most common reason for sediment in your wine is leftover yeast. Grape juice is fermented into wine with yeast, which transforms ...

Yeast is one of the primary factors affecting how a wine will taste. Its primary job is to convert the sugar in the grape ...

Isak Pretorius, yeast biologist at the University of South Australia in Adelaide adds that scientists have described less than 1% of the estimated 700,000 strains of wine yeast worldwide.

The global dry wine yeast market revenue was around US$ 2 billion in 2022 and is estimated to reach US$ 3.3 billion by 2032, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% during the forecast ...

Instead of the recommended red wine yeast, I mistakenly ordered champagne yeast. This wasn't the end of the world: My vino may have even turned out better than it would have otherwise.

This article was originally published with the title “ Liebig on the Fermentation of Wine and Beer ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 5 (October 1852), p. 34 doi:10.1038 ...

This umami-packed ingredient is a home cook's shortcut to flavor heaven. Here's how to use brewer's yeast to make spicy yeast salt, spaghettoni, roasted chicken, umami mayo, and more.