scholarly journals The effect of grape ripening stage on red wine color

OENO One ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Belén Bautista-Ortín ◽  
José Ignacio Fernández-Fernández ◽  
José María López-Roca ◽  
Encarnación Gómez-Plaza

<p style="text-align: justify;">The physico-chemical and chromatic characteristics of grapes (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Monastrell) harvested at six different degree of ripeness (from August 16 to October 24, 2002) and that of the wines obtained from these grapes have been studied. The grape anthocyanins content (mg/kg of berry fresh weight) was maximum in those grapes harvested on September 11 and 16 (804.1 and 822.6 mg/kg, respectively) and decreased for grapes harvested in October. However, the results showed that the grapes with the highest anthocyanin concentration did not lead to the highest colored wines. The wines elaborated from grapes harvested on October 16 (671.9 mg of anthocyanins per kg of berry fresh weight) had the best chromatic characteristics and better withstood aging in the bottle; the extent of cell wall degradation in overly matured grapes probably facilitated the extraction of phenolic compounds from skins. However, the chromatic quality of wines made from grapes harvested one week later (October 24, the most mature grapes) was lower than that from October 16, with lower color intensity (13%lower in the wine elaborated from grapes harvested in October 24) and a percentage of yellow color 6 % higher in this wine.</p>

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Babincev ◽  
Dejan Guresic ◽  
Ranko Simonovic

Five types of red wine produced from the grape varieties from the Metohia region (vintage 2014) were characterized on the basis of their chromatic properties. The properties of bottled wines: Merlot, Vranac, Prokupac, Cabernet and Game were analyzed. Chromatic characteristics of these wines were observed four times during the year - spectrophotometer measurements were performed on wines aged 0, 4, 8 and 12 months. Intensity, hue and brilliance of color of these wines were determined (by the usual method of Glories). The amount of coloring matter was determined by the usual method of Durmishidze and the percentage of polymeric anthocyanins was calculated as well. Wine ageing decreased the color intensity while the color hue value increased. It was also found that contribution of wine color red pigment decreased with wine ageing, while the percentage of yellow pigment in wine increased. The total amount of colored substances in wines studied decreased with wine ageing, while the percentage of polymeric pigments in wine increased. This study presents the methodology for analyses of the chromatic characteristics, and explains the origin influence of wine on these properties. On the basis of these correlations the quality of red wine can be established.


2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Puertas ◽  
R.F. Guerrero ◽  
M.S. Jurado ◽  
M.J. Jimenez ◽  
E. Cantos-Villar

The effects of five novel winemaking technologies on color were evaluated. Cold soak maceration (CSM), dry ice maceration (DIM), prefermentative juice runoff (PJR), delestage (D), and extended maceration (EM) were the process assayed on grapes from Tempranillo variety cultivated in a warm climate zone. Enological and color parameters were determined at stemmed-crushed, pressed, bottled and after 4 months aged in bottle. Significant differences were found in color intensity, percentage of red and blue, and hue at each step of the process and for every technique when compared to the control wine. However, differences tended to decrease with aging. Eleven anthocyanins (glucosides and acylated) were identified, and five quantified by HPLC. Also the anthocyanin distribution in free anthocyanin (% FA), copigmented anthocyanin (% CA) and polimerizated anthocyanin (% PA) were studied. Differences were found for total anhocyanin content, not in their relative abundance. Winemaking processes affected wine's main sensory attributes. DIM achieved a remarkably high valuation for aspect at bottle time, while EM obtained very positive remarks with regards to aroma and persistence at aging DIM and PJR seemed to be the most promising techniques, but after 4-months aging in bottle only EM wine showed a high anthocyanin content.


1998 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre M. Holcroft ◽  
Maria I. Gil ◽  
Adel A. Kader

`Wonderful' Pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) were placed in jars ventilated continuously with air or air enriched with 10 or 20 kPa CO2 at 10 °C for 6 weeks. Samples were taken initially and after 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks, and postharvest quality attributes were measured. The arils of the pomegranates stored in air were deeper red than the initial controls and than those stored in CO2-enriched atmospheres. This increased color was associated with increased anthocyanin concentration. Arils from fruit stored in air enriched with 10 kPa CO2 had a lower anthocyanin concentration than air-stored fruit, and atmospheres enriched with 20 kPa CO2 had even lower levels, possibly from suppressed anthocyanin biosynthesis. Anthocyanin concentration correlated well with the activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase but not with glucosyltransferase activity. Moderate CO2 atmospheres (10 kPa) prolong the storage life and maintain quality of pomegranates, including adequate red color intensity of the arils.


Author(s):  
Т.А. ДРОЗДОВА ◽  
А.П. БИРЮКОВ ◽  
Н.Ю. КАЧАЕВА ◽  
Р.А. ДРОЗДОВ

Определены физико-химические показатели 12 образцов сухих и полусладких белых и красных столовых вин, выработанных одним предприятием и разлитых в стеклобутылку (СБ), бутылку из полиэтилентерефталата и упаковку «пакет в коробке» (ПВК) в феврале 2018 г. холодным и горячим способами, с целью установления влияния упаковки на изменение органолептического состава и физико-химических показателей столовых вин. Физико-химический анализ и дегустация представленных образцов столовых вин проведены в марте 2018 г. с использованием общепринятых методик. Установлено, что через месяц после розлива в упаковку все опытные образцы соответствовали требованиям действующей нормативной документации на данный вид продукции и обладали оптимальными физико-химическими показателями, кроме образца полусладкого красного вина в СБ, который на момент анализа был подвержен микробиологическому воздействию. Во всех исследованных образцах столовых вин обнаружен 1,2-пропиленгликоль, но его содержание не превышало допустимых норм. По итогам дегустации для сухих столовых вин рекомендован розлив в СБ, поскольку холодный розлив, применяемый при этом виде упаковки, практически не влияет на изменение органолептических характеристик продукта. Для полусладких вин рекомендуется горячий розлив, поскольку он препятствует забраживанию и задушке вина, а розлив в упаковку ПВК позволяет сохранять качество вина. Physico-chemical parameters of 12 samples of dry and semi-sweet white and red table wines produced by one enterprise and poured into a glass bottle (GB), a bottle of polyethylene terephthalate and a bag-in-box in February 2018 by cold and hot methods were determined in order to establish the influence of packaging on the change in the organoleptic composition and physico-chemical characteristics of table wines. Physical and chemical analysis and tasting of the presented samples of table wines were carried out in March 2018 using generally accepted methods. It was found that a month after filling in the package, all prototypes met the requirements of the current regulatory documentation for this type of product and had optimal physico-chemical parameters, except for the sample of semi-sweet red wine in the GB, which at the time of analysis was exposed to microbiological effects. In all the studied samples of table wines 1,2-propylene glycol was found, but its content did not exceed the permissible norms. Following the results of the tasting, bottling in the GB is recommended for dry table wines, since the cold bottling used in this type of packaging practically does not affect the change in the organoleptic characteristics of the product. For sweet wines it is recommended that hot-filling because it prevents fermenting and suffocating wine and bottling in bag-in-box allows to preserve the quality of the wine.


Author(s):  
Zhen-Dan Xue ◽  
Qing-An Zhang ◽  
Ting-Ting Wang

Abstract Objective Wine color is usually considered to be one of the important indicators to judge the red wine quality, and is also employed to evaluate the wine ageing, while the wine color can be influenced by many factors. Methods In this paper, the effects of caffeic acid and catechin on the wine color and the mechanism were investigated by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy for the red wine and the constructed model solutions with the addition of catechin, caffeic acid and malvidin-3-O-glucoside, respectively. The spectrum changes of the model wine solutions (Mv-glc, Mv-glc + caffeic acid and Mv-glc + catechin) during the 120 days storage were monitored to analyze the influence of co-pigmentation on the red wine color. Results The results indicate that the color properties of red wine could be affected by caffeic acid and catechin to a certain extent. Moreover, caffeic acid had the stronger auxiliary color effect on the malvidin-3-O-glucoside than that of the catechin in the model wine solutions, and the former effect continued to increase with the prolongation of storage time, while the latter effect (catechin) only had the temporary auxiliary color effect in the beginning, and weakened from red to orange yellow with the increasing of storage time. Furthermore, ultrasound irradiation had a further improvement on the co-pigmentation, resulting in the modification of wine color. Conclusion All results indicate that the co-pigmentation reaction of wine color could be modified by the addition of caffeic acid and ultrasonic treatment so as to obtain a high quality of red wine.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 4951
Author(s):  
Sandra N. Fredes ◽  
Luis Á. Ruiz ◽  
Jorge A. Recio

The inclusion of technological innovation and the development of remote sensing tools in wine production are an efficient and productive factor that supports the production and improves the quality of the wine produced. In this study we explored models based on Sentinel-2 image bands and spectral indices to estimate key wine quality variables, such as phenols (TP), anthocyanins (TA) and color intensity (CI), providing different sensory characteristics of wine. Two Cabernet Sauvignon wine harvest seasons were studied, 2017 and 2018, and models with coefficients of determination (R2) higher than 60% were obtained for color intensity and total anthocyanins during the first season, both in a period very close to harvest during the first days of April, so the high periodicity of Sentinel 2 becomes strategic. In addition, homogeneous sectors can be identified in the plots for selective harvesting and thus the winery space can be programmed appropriately. These results suggest further work on the number of samples in order to transform it into a useful tool with the potential to define a differentiated harvest and estimate the accumulation of phenolic compounds and the intensity of wine color, key elements in the final quality of the wine.


2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa Fernanda Marchiori ◽  
Pedro Eduardo de Felício

Presently there is a growing interest in the production and marketing of wild boar meat, and to attend a differentiated consumer demand the quality attributes of this product should be well established. To characterize the quality of wild boar meat in comparison to commercial pork, post mortem changes in the longissimus dorsi and semimembranosus muscles were determined by pH and temperature decline, and color (CIE L*a*b*) measurements. Water holding capacity (WHC) was determined by the compression method and the exudate loss (EL) by the drip loss test. Decline in longissimus dorsi muscle pH of wild boar was gradual and in the pork it was faster and more extensive. Temperature differences were observed in some post mortem times, and the lowest values were found in wild boar carcasses. Wild boar meat presented lower values of L* (brightness) and b* (yellow color intensity), and higher values of a* (red color intensity) than pork. The WHC of the wild boar meat was similar to pork, but the EL in female wild boar meat was lower than in pork.


2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L. González-Sanjosé ◽  
M. Ortega-Heras ◽  
S. Pérez-Magariño

Microoxygenation (MO) allows the addition of small, continuous, and controlled amounts of pure oxygen or air to wines. This technique was developed to enhance quality of red wines. However, its positive effects are only achieved with adjusted supplies of oxygen, adequate for each kind of wine. The aim of this study was the evaluation of MO treatment effects on the sensory properties of different young single-variety red wines from two consecutive vintages. Wines from four diverse varieties were made to semi-industrial scale (5000 kg of grapes for each one). MO treatment was applied between alcoholic and malolactic fermentation to 2000 L of each wine, and it was adjusted to the characteristics of each wines. Descriptive sensorial analysis was carried out to evaluate the effects of MO treatment. The results obtained showed that, independently of the sort of wine, MO allowed to stabilize the wine color, intensifying the color intensity as well as the blue or violet tones; it also reduced notes such as herbaceous, vegetal, reduction, dirty, or sulphidric ones; however increased fruity note and had a structuring effect modifying the global astringency as well as its particular components. The intensity of oxygen effects varied among wines, being detected variety and vintage factors of variability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. e0908-e0908
Author(s):  
Domingo M. Salazar ◽  

Aim of study: Ssix thinning treatments were studied to improve the chemical composition and quality of grapes of cv. ‘Shiraz’ under two vine architectures (vase and trellis). Area of study: Spain (from 2015 to 2016). Material and methods: The following thinning treatments were applied during four consecutive crop seasons: T0, control; T1, removal of 33% of the clusters (75 BBCH stage); T2, removal of 33% of the clusters (85 BBCH stage); T3, removal of the leaves at the base of the branches; T4, removal of the leaves at base of the branches together with removal of 33% of the clusters; T5, grouping of green branches; and T6, grouping of green branches and removal of 33% of the clusters. Main results: All the treatments increased the luminosity and degree of polymerization, improving the color intensity and stability in the wines. In the musts, the levels of phenolic compounds (from 48.0 and 46.7 mg L-1 in T0 trellis and vase, respectively, to 66.8 and 68.9 mg L-1 in T6 trellis and vase, respectively), anthocyanins and sugars (from 22.0 and 22.1 mg L-1 in T0 trellis and vase, respectively, to 24.3 mg L-1 in T6 trellis and vase), were considerably improved. Research highlights: Treatments T6 and T4 reported the best results. Branch grouping was more efficient than leaf removal regarding the contents of phenolic compounds. With respect to vine architecture, the results point out small differences, but we recommend the application of the treatments, mainly T4 and T6, under vase architecture. The season effect was mainly observed in the fourth year, probably due to the climatic conditions.


OENO One ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Caridi ◽  
Rossana Sidari ◽  
Lucia Kraková ◽  
Tomáš Kuchta ◽  
Domenico Pangallo

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Aim</strong>: Evaluating <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> strains for their color adsorption aptitude by using <em>Grape Skin Agar</em> in order to protect the phenolic compounds responsible for the color of red wines; proposing a suitable and innovative medium to be included among the tests currently used for wine strain selection.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods and results</strong>: The strains were identified by fluorescence-Internal transcribed spacer (f-ITS) PCR and PCR-Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), confirmed by sequencing of ITS fragment, and tested for the parameter “aptitude to adsorb polyphenolic compounds” on the innovative chromogenic medium <em>Grape Skin Agar</em>. Laboratory-scale fermentations were carried out in must with and without SO<sub>2</sub>. The SO<sub>2</sub> determined a decrease in tint, color intensity, and total polyphenol content. The strains M2V CHU7 and M2F CHU9 produced wines with the lowest color intensity, with and without SO<sub>2</sub>, respectively. By contrast, the strains M2F VUP4 and M2V CHU1, with and without SO<sub>2</sub>, respectively, produced wines with the highest color intensity, and therefore, they could improve the production of red wines.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The study highlights great variability and significant differences among strains in regard to their aptitude to modulate wine color. <em>Grape Skin Agar </em>should be a useful medium to be included in the selection tests currently performed for <em>S. cerevisiae</em> strains.</p><strong>Significance and impact of the study</strong>: Our study confirms that yeast strains can modulate the chromatic properties of red wines according to their aptitude to adsorb polyphenols, as tested on <em>Grape Skin Agar</em>. Combining colored polyphenolic compound adsorption assay on Petri plate and laboratory-scale fermentation trials provides an effective way to test yeasts for their capability to improve the chromatic quality of the wines.


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