Transcriptomics provides a genetic signature of vineyard site with insight into vintage-independent regional wine characteristics
T. Reiter, R. Montpetit, S. Byer, I. Frias, E. Leon, R. Viano, M. Mcloughlin, T. Halligan, D. Hernandez, R. Figueroa-Balderas, D. Cantu, K. Steenwerth, R. Runnebaum, B. Montpetit
The paper identifies genetic signatures of vineyard sites in wine fermentation, showing that microbial DNA presence does not correlate with gene expression but that gene expression patterns can distinguish regional wine characteristics.
bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology