Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Fischer
Professor of Enology and Sensory Science
University of Kaiserslautern
Functions at the Wine Campus
- Head of degree program from 2009 to 2012
- Deputy Head of the GAF (Joint Committee of the Departments)
- Head of the Viticulture and Enology Department at the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate
Teaching areas
- Enology
- sensor technology
Main research areas
Linking sensory analysis and aroma chemistry in order to develop structural relationships between the value-giving ingredients of wines and their sensory characteristics.
Optimization of red wine production processes with regard to the polymerization of phenols for colour stabilization and sensory maturation of tannins.