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  • One fault beloved of wine snobs is that of "brett," or brettanomyces, to give it its full name.

    Faulty Wine? When to Put a Cork In It 2010

  • The problem with identifying wine faults such as cork taint, oxidation, sediment and tartrate crystals or brettanomyces (a subject I will return to later) is that more often th an not there is no fault with the wine at all.

    Faulty Wine? When to Put a Cork In It 2010

  • If you've ever wondered what brettanomyces is and how to spell it, the April wine club pick is for you.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • It has brettanomyces, a squirrelly, bizarre yeast that makes beer funky and somewhat sour.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • If you've ever wondered what brettanomyces is and how to spell it, the April wine club pick is for you.

    April Wine Book Club: The Science of Wine 2009

  • It has brettanomyces, a squirrelly, bizarre yeast that makes beer funky and somewhat sour.

    Thermo Refur 2009

  • The wooden casks let in brettanomyces, and, as the young kids say, it brought on the funk.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • The wooden casks let in brettanomyces, and, as the young kids say, it brought on the funk.

    My Obsession With Porter Begins 2009

  • I'm already looking forward to this week's stories on tasting groups, wine labeling, Walla Walla wine, brettanomyces, and more.

    Palate Press: the New Online Wine Magazine 2009

  • I suspect it was due to brettanomyces, a yeast found in some wines and beers.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BEPPI CROSARIOL 2011

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