Thursday 17th November

10.30 a.m. - Conference Room hall 3

Conference organized by Assoenologi

The increasing use of bottles that do not filter light adequately for packaging white and rosé wines requires winemakers to act in order to prevent the appearance of sensory defects related to the light exposure of the product, which is often insufficiently protected from light sources in the post-production phases. The prevention practices currently adopted in wine cellars are often detrimental to the appreciation of the product and, often, completely ineffective.

In order to provide suitable tools to prevent the light-struck taste, and the consequent commercial penalisation, the Enofotoshield research project conducted over the past two years by the University of Milan together with four Lombard wine companies, Assoenologi and the Consorzio di Tutela Franciacorta (for its protection), and funded by the Lombardy region, determined wine practices with low sensory and environmental impact to be effective.

The research work has made it possible to identify and characterise both Saccharomyces yeasts with adequate vinification capacity and limited formation of riboflavin and natural polyphenolic additives capable of preventing light-struck sensory deviations in white and rosé wines.

The purpose of the report will be to transfer the results obtained as well as their application value to companies, and, when possible, with tasting sessions too.

Organised by Prof. Antonio Tirelli