Oxygen can be both a blessing and a curse when it comes to wine making. From harvest to bottling, and even during service, oxygen has an opportunity to leave its fingerprints on the wine in our glasses.

This episode merely scratches the surface of how oxygen, oxidation, and micro-oxygenation play in each decision in the wine making process, prevention and detection of faults, and effects on the finished style.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition [Kindle Edition], Robinson J. (2015)

Science of Wine, 2nd Edition, Goode J. (2014)

Wine Faults: Causes, effects, cures, Hudelson, J. (2011)

Websites:

Academic Wino http://www.academicwino.com/2013/01/microoxygenation-quality-preferences.html/

Oxygen and Wine http://www.oxygenandwine.com/

Vine Ethos https://www.vinethos.com/oxygen-and-wine-barrels/

Documentaries:

Mondovino https://www.amazon.com/Mondovino-The-Complete-Series/dp/B013RZNE1Q

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