American research in enology and viticulture

The American Society for Enology and Viticulture has just had its annual meeting. Two research papers were given prizes: “Best Viticulture Paper”: Bud Microclimate and Fruitfulness in Vitis vinifera L.. (pdf 740kB) by Luis A. Sanchez and Nick K. Dokoozlian, and “Best Enology Paper”: Validation of a Solid-Phase Micro Extraction Method for Headspace Analysis of Wine Aroma Compounds (pdf 200kB) by Karen L. Howard, James H. Mike, and Roland Riesen
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