Luann Preston-Wilsey of Cornell University possesses nearly two decades of professional winemaking experience. She is currently the technical supervisor at the Vinification and Brewing Laboratory at Cornell University’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, at the Food Research Laboratory, in Geneva, New York. She conducts trials with faculty researchers and industry leaders to evaluate grape breeding selections, viticulture treatments, and enological practices. She has carried out thousands of research fermentations, investigating such winemaking parameters as yeast and bacteria interactions, yeast nutrition, and tannin management.
"""The crucial nature of humanity's impact on the planet is examined through the lens of wine production, marketing, and consumption. This collection is a much-needed first step demonstrating how complex the grape and wine industries are and how the issues discussed here impact industry members across the globe…This collection brings together the climate-change problems the viticulture industry faces and the solutions that may make the future of viticulture greener… Summing Up: Recommended."" —CHOICE"