Published 2011
“…As such, this study pioneers the purposeful application of smoke to grape bunches and field-grown grapevines to establish the direct link between smoke exposure and the development of smoke taint in
wine.This research identified key periods of grapevine sensitivity to smoke uptake as: (1) from shoots 10 cm in length to full-bloom (low levels of smoke taint); (2) from berries pea size to the onset of veraison (variable levels of smoke taint); and (3) from 7 days post veraison to harvest (high levels of smoke taint). …”
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