Prof. Dr. Andrea Bellincontro is an Associate Professor at the Department for Innovation in Biological, Agri-food and Forestry Systems, University of Tuscia. He obtained a Degree in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Tuscia and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Perugia. The interests of his research experience are mainly focused on the study of different biochemical pathways involved in the biosynthesis and/or degradation of secondary metabolites of fruits, particularly in wine grapes for wine production; on the study of postharvest wine grape dehydration, associated with 'special wine' production, from technological, physiological, and qualitative points of view; on the application of sensors, and non-destructive technologies for monitoring quality attributes evolution in fruits and vegetables mainly in their postharvest life.