Keynote at the 2021 ASEV Conference to Address Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Dioxide in Wine

DAVIS, Calif., May 19, 2021 – Dr. Gavin Sacks, Professor and Associate Chair of Food Science at Cornell University, New York, will be the keynote speaker for the 72nd ASEV National Conference. His address, “Reducible Complexity – The Knowns and Unknowns of Hydrogen Sulfide and Sulfur Dioxide in Wine,” will take place at the 72nd ASEV National Conference on Tuesday, […]

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