Wine Microbiology -- Practical Applications and Procedures, published by Springer, has won the 2007 International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) Written Works Award in the Oenology category. The award was presented on October 23, 2007, in Paris, France.
Now in its second edition, Wine Microbiology seeks to address the series of challenges for winemaking staff from the vineyard to shipment of the bottled product. It is co-authored by Charles G. Edwards of Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA and Kenneth C. Fugelsang of California State University, Fresno, CA, USA.
The introductory narrative of the book is designed to be an overview, from the wine microbiologist's point of view, of those critical junctures in the process that are of concern in wine quality as well as intervention and control programs to address them. The second edition builds upon the foundation of its highly successful predecessor with emphasis on modern molecular methods. It has been revised and updated with recent data and conclusions in all chapters.
Every year, an OIV Prize Jury selects the best works published over the past two previous years which are then evaluated by a panel of specialists in the categories of viticulture, oenology, viti/viniculture economy, history, literature and fine arts, medicine and hygiene of wine, monographs and specialized studies. This year, the Prize Jury is chaired by Frantisek Lipka, a diplomat, poet and writer and current Slovakian ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Wine Microbiology Practical Applications and Procedures Kenneth C. Fugelsang, Charles G. Edwards 2nd ed., 2007, XX, 393 p., Hardcover -- 64.95; $ 89.95; ₤50.00 ISBN: 978-0-387-33341-0
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