'Liberating' the fruitiness in wine

Helping hand: While traditionalists decry the move into laboratories, the wine co-operative Vinovalie is interested in using science to improve their sales to new drinkers in Asia, particularly China. - AFP photos

French wine producers turn to laboratories for better flavour.

A GROUP of wine cooperatives in south-west France has joined forces with leading scientists to “liberate” the flavours most prized by consumers in growing wine markets, from China to the United States.