Food authenticity: no. 4
Food authenticity podcast no.4: Gordon Burns
Wine is widely regarded as the combination of science and art, its production methods and regulatory standards in different manufacturers, there is a big difference between regions and countries.
In addition to deliberately adulterated in wine, involved in the global wine industry of dealers, importers, traders and the sheer number of distributors and retailers, means that due to human error, storage of the complexity of the problem or other process and produce quality problem of the possibility is very large.
This risk combined with high expectations on wine quality by consumers, and consumers in their purchase of wine producing area, variety and even year authenticity requirement also more and more high.
Will Soutter and ETS laboratory technical director and co-founder Gordon Burns on this important question for discussion.ETS laboratories have operated for more than 40 years, currently in napa valley, California (USA) is one of the high quality wine region of professional independent wine analysis laboratory, and we have satellite lab in all parts of the west coast of the United States.
Two speakers discuss how the ETS laboratories in evaluating the authenticity and quality of wine was used and in many cases a series of established analysis technology and innovation.Make sure the quality of the work is carried out in many areas, the purpose is to determine the source of the wine, make sure they meet strict regulatory requirements and usually the high expectations of consumers.
Part of the work involved in the development of a comprehensive nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum database, aimed at analysis of wines from across the United States, Gordon outlined the potential of this exciting and ambitious projects, challenges and future work.
The wine industry continue to flourish in the global scope, the demands of consumers remain stable, even in some market segments is increasing.This analysis continued growth brings new challenges, these challenges and increasingly complex global supply chains and consumers with verifiable origin and traceability of the supply chain demand high quality product.
Introduction of the speaker
Dr Gordon Burns
California Saint Helena ETS laboratories, President and chief technology officer
Gordon Burns is the President of the ETS laboratories and technical director, ETS laboratories is composed of six independent lab, for alcoholic beverages on the United States and the international service industry.He and his wife Marjorie in California in 1978, Saint Helena island founded the ETS.Dr Burns in the winemaking and viticulture association of technical program committee and wine institute of technology advisory committee and provide support.He has served as a branch of chairman of the association of official analytical chemist.At present, Dr Burns in FIVS science and technology commission and FIVS - Abridge technical advisory committees.
