Wine Safety, Consumer Preference, and Human Health

The book describes emergent
investigations related to wine safety and quality, showing the relationship
between these concerns and consumer preferences, with a special emphasis on the
beneficial effects of wine on human health. The first part of the book
describes the most relevant aspects of wine safety, emphasizing the advances
offered by new technologies and biotechnological progress, as well as the
impact of global climate change. The second part deals with consumer preferences,
a topic little discussed in previous texts, but that has gained traction not
only from the scientific point of view, but also at the industrial and social
level. Finally, the last section provides an opportunity for deeper
recapitulation of the beneficial effects of wine and its components on human
health, including novel experimental approaches and data interpretation. From
the point of view of chemical and sensory complexity,as well as human health,
wine is a model product that has been the focus of extensive research, with findings
over the last several years being of increasing interest to
winemakers, researchers and consumers.