The scientific study of wine, including its production, chemistry, fermentation, and characteristics.
From Greek 'oinos' (wine) + '-logy' (study of), formed in the 19th century as wine science became a formal academic discipline, also spelled oenology.
Enology bridges art and science—while winemaking seems romantic and traditional, modern enologists use DNA sequencing to identify wild yeast strains and predict fermentation outcomes with uncanny precision.
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