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Ian Leigh Francis

The Australian Wine Research Institute
Verified email at awri.com.au
Cited by 11298

Determining wine aroma from compositional data

IL Francis, JL Newton - Australian Journal of Grape and Wine …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The value of, opportunities provided by, and the difficulties in elucidating the exact contribution
that chemical compounds make to wine aroma and flavour are outlined and highlighted …

Terpenoids and their role in wine flavour: recent advances

…, TE Siebert, DL Capone, IL Francis - Australian Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The terpenoids are a major class of natural products with a range of functions in plants. In
the grape, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and C 13 ‐norisoprenoids are present either in a …

A 'Mouth‐feel Wheel': terminology for communicating the mouth‐feel characteristics of red wine

…, A Oberholster, IL Francis - Australian Journal of Grape …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A hierarchically structured vocabulary of mouth‐feel sensations elicited by red wines has
been produced. Represented as a wheel, this structured vocabulary should assist tasters in …

Exclusion of sunlight from Shiraz grapes alters wine colour, tannin and sensory properties

…, PG Iland, K Bindon, IL Francis… - Australian Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to determine how changes in grape composition brought about by
artificial shading (sunlight exclusion) influence wine properties including colour, flavonoid …

The volatile composition of Chardonnay juices: a study by flavor precursor analysis

MA Sefton, IL Francis… - American Journal of …, 1993 - Am Soc Enol Viticulture
The free volatiles, as well as those released from their glycosidically bound forms by acid or
enzyme hydrolysis, have been analyzed for Chardonnay juices from three successive …

Effects of co‐fermentation with Candida stellata and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the aroma and composition of Chardonnay wine

A Soden, IL Francis, H Oakey… - Australian Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Effects of several inoculation protocols using Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain
AWRI 838 (an isolate of Lalvin EC11 18) and Candida stellata strain AWRI 1159 (CBS 2649) …

The influence of interactions between major white wine components on the aroma, flavour and texture of model white wine

PR Jones, R Gawel, IL Francis, EJ Waters - Food Quality and Preference, 2008 - Elsevier
The influence of interactions among wine proteins, wine polysaccharides, volatile compounds,
glycerol and ethanol on the sensory properties of a model wine was assessed. Variation …

Comparison of inorganic and organic nitrogen supplementation of grape juice–Effect on volatile composition and aroma profile of a Chardonnay wine fermented with …

…, C Varela, M Ugliano, C Ancin-Azpilicueta, IL Francis… - Food chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Inorganic nitrogen salts, and to a growing extent organic nitrogen preparations, are widely
used to ameliorate a nitrogen deficiency in wine fermentation, but the impact of nitrogen …

The influence of yeast on the aroma of Sauvignon Blanc wine

…, T Siebert, KA Lattey, BR Bramley, IL Francis… - Food …, 2009 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different Saccharomyces
cerevisiae wine yeast strains on the concentration of aroma-enhancing volatile thiols and …

Engineering volatile thiol release in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for improved wine aroma

…, KH Pardon, GM Elsey, MA Sefton, IL Francis… - Yeast, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Volatile thiols, such as 4‐mercapto‐4‐methylpentan‐2‐one (4MMP), 3‐mercaptohexan‐1‐ol
(3MH) and 3‐mercaptohexyl acetate (3MHA), are among the most potent aroma …