The effects of heat and light on wine (Port)

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Interesting that amber glass is stated to provide the best protection against light damage :shock: However, the article seems to have an emphasis on white wines so perhaps black glass didn't figure in their considerations?
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This provides different insight into the same topic:

http://cdn2.libsyn.com/basicbrewing/bbrskunking.pdf
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The description of the off flavors in the first article sounded more like DMS to me (dimethyl sulfide), which is a little different from beer skunking. But both are sulfur compounds and unpleasant in my book. -Eric
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