Yeast plays critical role in making wine

Mar 7, 2012

(Charlotteobserver) - Yeasts are integral to winemaking. Without them, there would be no alcohol in wine. When talking about wine, though, it's all about the grapes. The critical role of yeast is often overlooked. In my last column, I mentioned the role yeast plays in the alcohol content of finished wine. I spent the best part of last week talking with winemaking readers, lovers of good grapes all, who aren't just interested in yeast, but fascinated by the choices that face a winemaker. The right combination of grapes and yeast is not only important for the finished wine, but absolutely essential in making a finished wine that people want to drink.

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Andreza
Mar 16, 2012

nope one glass of wine won't have harmed the baby at all. there are a lot of women who drink while pregnant before they even know they are. my sister got completely trashed 2 weekends in a row before she found out she was pregnant but of course after finding out she didn't drink anymore AT ALL until after the baby was born. the little one was 100% fine just had a slightly low birth weight (5lbs 14oz). That apparently isn't a big deal now that we think of it though. She is now a year old can still wear much smaller clothes but according to the doctor she's the correct weight for her age, it's just that she's petite like her mommy was when she was little.Btw, if you smoke I would quit! Do NOT quit cold turkey cause that can actually harm the baby ..just slow down until you quit. A friend of mine smoked quite a bit (menthol too!) during her pregnancy that ended up disasterous. The baby had to stay in the hospital for a little while because she wouldn't stop crying tests had confirmed that she was majorly suffering from nicotine withdrawl. That poor little one

 
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