User:Lgv23/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Fermentation in winemaking

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This article discusses each step of wine fermentation, along with the history and bottling processes. The article contributes to my studies of winemaking because it demonstrates the steps of how to ferment wine.

Evaluate the article
Lead:

The lead does not incorporate a concise overview of the topic in the introductory sentence. The introductory sentence is a simple statement or fact, rather than what the article discusses. The lead does not discuss each topic or section of what the article includes, but rather only discusses one topic with too much information. The lead is ultimately overly detailed on one subject spoken about in the article.

Content:

The article focuses solely on the process of fermentation and briefly discussed other aspects such as bottle fermentation, carbonic maceration, and malolactic fermentation, but could go in much more detail with those topics. The content of this article is seemingly up to date.

Tone and Balance:

The article is seemingly neutral, it does not lean on one side more than the other or mislead the readers. It is much more a factual article, with little to no opinion. The tone should use more proper and scientific words rather than words such as "literally."

Sources and References:

There are up to 23 sources used for this article, all of which appear reliable. Some sources are current, but the majority are older but with mostly accurate data. All sources are through -i.e and reflect the literature of the article. Author did not include links, but added the ISBN number, which do not allow readers to go directly to the link.

Organization and writing quality:

The "Winemaking Considerations" section is placed in an odd position and should make be condensed and added to the process section or added at the end of the article. The name of this section may also be misleading and should be more understandable. The content for the most part is concise and easy to read, yet I think should add more scientific language.

Images and Media:

The article includes various images, some of which could be chosen better for the topic. Each image is well captioned and follow Wipikidias copyright regulations. Each image is laid out visually and clearly, yet are possibly not the best photos chosen.