The Past, Present and Future of the Fruit Wine Industry

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Drinks and Liquid Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 147

Special Issue Editors


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Guest Editor
College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
Interests: grape/wine/fruit wine green production; quality analysis and comprehensive evaluation

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Guest Editor
College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
Interests: processing of fruits and vegetables

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Guest Editor Assistant
1. College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
2. Agricultural Products Quality Standards and Testing Technology Research Institute, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, China
Interests: quality analysis and comprehensive evaluation of grape/wine/fruit wine

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

An increasing number of consumers are choosing fermented fruit wine with a lower alcohol content and richer flavor over more common alternatives. Fruit wine, especially red wine and white wine, has become a staple in the food industry. This Special Issue will review the history of fruit wine, analyze current hot spots in this field, and explore future development directions of the fruit wine industry. Topics to be addressed include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) The fermentation adaptability of different fruit varieties;
(2) The change mechanism of bioactive compounds in fruit wine processing;
(3) The influencing mechanism of key processing unit operation in core nutrient components and efficient retention of nutrients;
(4) The development of traditional and new yeasts and their application in high-quality fruit wine;
(5) Flavor/taste/aroma profiles in fruit wine;
(6) Authenticity and traceability and microbial biotechnological approaches aiming to improve food safety and potential health benefits;
(7) Analysis of components in fruit wine and/ or rapid methods and innovative applications;
(8) Methods for determining roles of fruit wine components in human health using omics technologies and/or system biology.

Dr. Xianagyu Sun
Dr. Tingting Ma
Guest Editors

Dr. Qian Ge
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • fruit wine
  • wine
  • yeast
  • processing and wine making
  • bioactive compounds
  • health effects

Published Papers

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