Wine

Microbes May Add Special Something to Wines

Nicholas Wade

In this article Wade tells the audience how microbes help make wine even better. He lets us know that microbes grow on the gapes and affect the health of the grapes. Wade talks about a research team that was put together that discovered why the same types of wine will taste different in different regions. They found out that different microbial communities grow in different regions causing the wines to taste different. He also explains that microbes can be put on grapes by many things such as "wind, insects and people, and may fail or flourish because of specific local conditions." Some places don't have some of the microbes that other microbes have make the wines either or worse in comparison. 

Wade was not biased about the subject but he did not give us any information on how some microbes make may makes wines not good. It makes me wonder if maybe there is no way for microbes to make wine taste bad or if he just did not include that information. The author did a very good job at getting the information across with details and facts. I was able to follow this article very easily which helped me understand it quickly.

The only question I would have would be if certain microbes can make wine taste bad. The article matches with what I learned in Microbiology about the wine making process.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/science/microbes-may-explain-some-of-the-mysteries-of-terroir-and-wine.html?_r=0