Grape and Wine Phenolics: History and Perspective

James A. Kennedy; Cédric Saucier; Yves Glories

Abstract

Given its rich history and tradition as well as its incredible complexity, wine has been the subject of a considerable amount of research. Grape and wine phenolics, because of their complexity and importance in wine quality, serves as a good example of how tradition and science have coevolved. This review summarizes early research on grape and wine phenolics and provides justification for continued research.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments: The authors thank the Franco-American Fulbright Association and the American Society for Enology and Viticulture for their support.
This article was originally presented at the ASEV 56th Annual Meeting Phenolics Symposium, 20–21 June 2005, Seattle, WA. All phenolics symposium articles were peer reviewed by two fellow presenters, and James Harbertson, Mark Downey, and Sara Spayd served as technical editors of the articles.
From the ASEV 2005 Phenolics Symposium

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