Popular premium aromatic white wines - an equation with several variables

摘要

The Australian wine industry has set itself an ambitious vision: To become the world's most influential and profitable supplier of branded wines. Total commitment to innovation and style are necessary steps for the industry to firmly establish itselfas a significant participant in the world wine industry. For white wines, quality is widely conditioned by the aroma, providing the consumer with a choice criteria. While controlling production costs, enologist and winemakers must, despite vintage variability, consistently supply a wine that matches the expected profile. Through the findings of research institutes and the R&D efforts of wine industry suppliers, as well as the will of the enologist to learn and experiment, the impact of winemaking techniques on the sensory profile of wine is now better understood. To express the varietal character of Chardonnay, Muscat or Sauvignon the enologist will choose very different technical itineraries. This article only covers white wines produced from varieties with thiol precursors such as Sauvignon. Other types of wine will be the subject of a later article.