PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Edmund A. Rossi, Jr.
TI  - Ultraviolet Light as an Aid in Winemaking
AID  - 10.5344/ajev.1963.14.4.178
DP  - 1963 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
PG  - 178--184
VI  - 14
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/14/4/178.short
4100  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/14/4/178.full
SO  - Am J Enol Vitic.1963 Jan 01; 14
AB  - The application of ultraviolet radiation as an aid in winery practice was demonstrated. Through the use of ultraviolet lamps, with a high concentration of radiation of 253 mµ, acetification may be prevented in unfortified wines and low-alcohol distilling material without use of excessive amounts of SO2 gas or pasteurization. The influence of ultraviolet light was shown to have negligible effects on quality when tested under practical conditions with exposures designed to be excessive. It is therefore proposed that ultraviolet radiation has a place in winery operation— though in no way to the exclusion of thorough sanitation practices.