NY chapter to discuss the chemistry of wine.* Dr. J. Ernest Simpson, director of cooperative education at California State Polytechnic University, will be the guest speaker at the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of chapter December meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Dec. 8 at the Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange, NJ. Dr. Simpson's research interests and publications are in the areas of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Carbon-13 labeled compounds and phenolic phe·no·lic adj. Of, relating to, containing, or derived from phenol. n. Any of various synthetic thermosetting resins, obtained by the reaction of phenols with simple aldehydes and used as adhesives. compounds, especially in grapes and wine. He is an active member of the American Society of Enology and Viticulture. He has developed various courses and programs and is a member of ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. , California Association of Chemistry Teachers, California Cooperative Education Association and Sigma Xi. The subject of Dr. Simpson's talk will be "The chemistry of wine." The talk will include an overview of wine, wine making and detailed descriptions of the chemical composition of grapes and wine. The talk will also cover laboratory methods for analysis of grapes and wines, sensory and organoleptic or·gan·o·lep·tic adj. 1. Relating to perception by a sensory organ. 2. Involving the use of sense organs. organoleptic methods used for wine, the role of tannin tannin, tannic acid, or gallotannic acid, astringent vegetable product found in a wide variety of plants. Sources include the bark of oak, hemlock, chestnut, and mangrove; the leaves of certain sumacs; and plant galls. and other phenolic compounds and some potential health aspects of wine. More info: Website: www.nyscc.org. |
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