Simone Giacosa
Associate professor in Enology at the University of Torino, Italy
Current position
Associate professor in Enology at the University of Torino (UniTO) research center in Viticulture and Enology located in Alba, Italy.
Research
Research activity focused on the extraction and preservation strategies of secondary metabolites during wine production, evaluation and analysis of the phenolic content and colour in wines and winery products, technological advancement in Enology. Also focused on the evaluation of the mechanical properties of grapes (related also to the extraction from solid parts), pomace, and food products.
Teaching
Teaching activity in Enology at the B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Viticulture and Enology, University of Torino, and in Wine Processing module at the Vinifera Euromaster.
Scientific products, Societies and Qualifications
Author of more than 200 scientific contributions, including more than 100 indexed (Web of Science/Scopus) peer-reviewed publications in the Enology and Food Science fields. Reviewer for indexed journals in the Food Science and Technology subject category.
Enologist, member of the Italian Society of Food Science and Technology (SISTAL). Correspondent of the Accademia Italiana della Vite e del Vino.
Further information
You can find more information about me and about the research line on Enology and wine microbiology on the institutional pages at the DISAFA department website.
All my research products are visible at the page Publications or at the institutional repository of the University of Torino: IRIS-AperTO.
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Latest articles
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Sensory-driven characterisation of the Lugana DOC white wines aging ability through odour activity value, aroma vectors, and clustering approaches

Journal article published in Beverages, 2026, volume 12, pp. 13 by Micaela Boido, Maria Alessandra Paissoni, Davide Camoni, Riccardo Severi, Stefano Ferrari, Beatrice Cordero, Simone Giacosa, Luca Rolle and Susana Río Segade.
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Raman spectroscopy as a rapid tool for monitoring lactic acid concentration during wine malolactic fermentation directly in the winery

Journal article published in Talanta Open, 2025, volume 12, pp. 100494 by Anna Lisa Gilioli, Alessio Sacco, Andrea Mario Giovannozzi, Simone Giacosa, Antonella Bosso, Loretta Panero, Silvia Raffaela Barera, Stefano Messina, Marco Lagori, Silvia Motta, Massimo Guaita, Ettore Vittone and Andrea Mario Rossi.
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A comprehensive literature review on the role of bentonite in white wine protein stabilization

Journal article published in Foods, 2025, volume 14, pp. 3994 by Marco Lagori, Simone Vincenzi, Matteo Marangon, Luca Cattaneo, Maria Alessandra Paissoni, Susana Río Segade, Simone Giacosa, Antonella Bosso and Luca Rolle.