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Cracking Brett’s Code
Scientists in Australia have sequenced the genome of brettanomyces, a yeast organism responsible for producing off flavors in wine. They hope the breakthrough can be used to fight the winemaking problem. Wine Spectator's Harvey Steiman reports.
For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands January 31, 2012.
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