Growth of yeast strains at 28 C in YPD5 (5% glucose, 1% yeast extract, 2% peptone) containing 4%, 6% and 8% ethanolwasmonitored at 600 nm using a SPECTRO star Nano instrument (BMG Labtech, Offenburg, Germany). The wells of the microplate were filled in with 0.01 mL of inoculum and 0.19 mL of medium. Measurements were taken every 30 min. The agitation regime was set to 1 min shaking periods alternated by 1 min rest periods. The experiments were run for 24 h with four replicates per strain and alcohol concentration. .