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Wild yeasts grow naturally on grapes, and researchers at Washington State University are looking to find what impact those wild yeasts can have on bottles of wine.
“Winemaking is more sorcery than science,” said Dean Glawe, a WSU plant pathology professor. “Part of what makes particular wines special is what’s growing on the grapes.”
Young Scientist Seeks to Soothe Frets about Brett Every time you take a breath, you inhale fungi and fungal spores. In every cubic meter of air there are thousands of spores released by hundreds of species of fungi, according to a study conducted by scientists at the Max Planck Institute. We like to say that […]