Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

Wine Flavor: Merging Grape and Yeast Genomes


Listen Later

Wine is a fermented beverage that has been enjoyed for millennia. While many may feel that the grapes used produce the flavors in the wine, a substantial contribution comes from the yeast and specialized bacteria that performs feats of biochemistry on the components lent by the grape itself.  It is the merging of microbial and grape metabolism that provides each bottle with its distinct qualities.  In this episode we speak with Dr. Sakkie Pretorius from Macquarie University. He has enjoyed a long career as an expert at understanding how wine flavor is derived. In this episode we discuss how the metabolism of microbes and grapes contribute to wine flavors, as well as the future of biotechnology in shaping wine flavors.  With co-host Emily Haile.

# COLABRA
Talking Biotech is brought to you by Colabra – an R&D platform that brings your lab’s world-changing research together in one shared space. Learn more at https://www.colabra.app/

# TALKING BIOTECH
Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkingbiotech
Website: https://www.colabra.app/podcasts/talking-biotech/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colabrahq

The Talking Biotech podcast is distinct from Dr. Kevin Folta's teaching and research roles at the University of Florida. The views expressed on the show are those of Dr. Folta and his guests, and do not reflect the opinions of the university or Colabra.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin FoltaBy Colabra

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

273 ratings


More shows like Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

View all
Nature Podcast by Springer Nature Limited

Nature Podcast

754 Listeners

Science Magazine Podcast by Science Magazine

Science Magazine Podcast

810 Listeners

Science Quickly by Scientific American

Science Quickly

612 Listeners

Skeptoid by Brian Dunning

Skeptoid

2,656 Listeners

Science In Action by BBC World Service

Science In Action

344 Listeners

Very Bad Wizards by Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Very Bad Wizards

2,653 Listeners

Unexpected Elements by BBC World Service

Unexpected Elements

355 Listeners

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria by Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

959 Listeners

The Quanta Podcast by Quanta Magazine

The Quanta Podcast

499 Listeners

The Readout Loud by STAT

The Readout Loud

318 Listeners

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas by Sean Carroll | Wondery

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

4,139 Listeners

BioCentury This Week by BioCentury

BioCentury This Week

29 Listeners

Biotech Hangout by Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Brad Loncar, Tim Opler & more

Biotech Hangout

10 Listeners

Past Present Future by David Runciman

Past Present Future

321 Listeners

Ground Truths by Eric Topol

Ground Truths

51 Listeners