Last updated on December 20, 2006
Managing Wild Bacterial Flora Symposium
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
This symposium will present the latest information on the bacterial contribution to wine quality and composition and provide practical strategies for management of bacterial metabolism. In addition, emerging problem organisms will be highlighted.
Co-organizers:
Linda Bisson, University of California, Davis
David Mills, University of California, Davis
Program:
| 8:00 am – 8:45 am | Introduction and Overview of Wild Flora Issues Linda Bisson, University of California, Davis |
| Practical Aspects of Bacterial Management: Detection | |
| 8:45 am – 9:30 am | Molecular Methods of Microbe Detection Trevor Phister, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Ecosystem Profiling: Management by Detection of Unwanted Genes David Mills, University of California, Davis |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Non-molecular Methods of Detection Roy Thornton, California State University, Fresno |
| Impact of Bacterial Metabolite on Wine Composition | |
| 10:45 am – 11:30 am | Comparison of Inoculated and Wild Malolactic on Wine Composition and Sensory Properties Peter Costello, Australian Wine Research Institute |
| 11:30 am – Noon | A Global Survey of Levels of Undesirable Metabolites in Wines George Soleas, Ontario Liquor Control Board, Canada |
| Noon - 1:30 pm | Lunch on own |
| Acetic Acid Bacteria | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Analysis and Control of Acetic Acid Bacteria in Winemaking José Manuel Guillamón, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain |
| 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Impact of Microoxygenation on Wine Microbial Flora Wessel du Toit, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Break |
| Lactic Acid Bacteria | |
| 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm | Managing Difficult Malolactic Fermentations Peter Sommer, Chr. Hansen, Denmark |
| Practical Aspects of Bacteria Management | |
| 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm | Overview and Monitoring of Sanitation Practices Paula Mara, University of California, Davis |
| 4:30 pm – 4:45 pm | Incidence of Bacterial Spoilage Shirley Molinari, Vinquiry, California |
| 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Emerging Spoilage Organisms David Mills, University of California, Davis |
| 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm | Closing Comments Linda Bisson, University of California, Davis |