Juice and Wine Quality Responses of Vitis vinifera L. cvs. Sauvignon blanc and Chenin blanc to Timing of Irrigation during Berry Ripening in the Coastal Region of South Africa

La producción y calidad de la uva para elaboración de vino, se modifican con las prácticas culturales que se realizan en el viñedo. La poda es una de las prácticas que buscan mejorar la calidad final de mostos y vinos. Con la investigación se buscó conocer el efecto de tres tipos de poda (corta, larga y mixta) en la evolución de los componentes de la calidad, durante la maduración de frutos de Vitis vinifera L. var. Sauvignon Blanc, en el municipio de Sutamarchán-Boyacá, Colombia. Se recolectaron, cada quince días, aleatoriamente 20 bayas, desde el inicio del envero, hasta la maduración, para determinar el comportamiento de los sólidos solubles totales (SST), acidez total titulable (ATT) e índice de madurez técnica (IMT). Con la poda larga se alcanzó el mayor contenido de azúcares (22,76ºBrix) y el más alto IMT (3,42), la acidez total titulable (ATT) disminuyó con el desarrollo del fruto, obteniéndose en el momento de la vendimia una acumulación de ácidos orgánicos de 6,88 g L-1. Los tratamientos no afectaron el contenido de SST; mas si hubo diferencias significativas entre ATT e IMT. La poda larga produjo los frutos con los valores más adecuados, de calidad (SST, ATT, IMT) requeridos para la elaboración de vinos tropicales de la variedad Sauvignon Blanc, en la localidad del estudio.

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Leaf-to-Fruit Ratios in Vitis vinifera L. cv. “Sauvignon Blanc”, “Carmenère”, “Cabernet Sauvignon”, and “Syrah” Growing in Maule Valley (Chile): Influence on Yield and Fruit Composition

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture9080176 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 176

Author(s):

Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa ◽

Irina Díaz-Galvéz ◽

Nicolás Verdugo-Vásquez ◽

Yerko Moreno-Simunovic

Keyword(s):

Vitis Vinifera ◽

Yield Components ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Vitis Vinifera L ◽

Cabernet Sauvignon ◽

Clear Trend ◽

Total Polyphenol ◽

Sauvignon Blanc ◽

Fruit Composition ◽

Berry Composition

A trial was conducted during the 2005–2006 season in order to determine the effects of different leaf-to-fruit ratios on yield components and fruit composition in four Vitis vinifera L. cultivars. The treatments consisted of selecting shoots of four lengths (>1.3 m, 1.3–0.8 m, 0.8–0.4 m, and <0.4 m) with two crop levels (1–2 clusters/shoot), which allowed defining eight ratios. Berry composition and yield components were measured. The treatments affected the accumulation of soluble solids in “Sauvignon blanc”, “Cabernet Sauvignon”, and “Syrah”, delaying it as the ratio decreased. All yield components were affected in “Sauvignon blanc”, while bunch weight and the number of berries per bunch were altered without a clear trend. None of the yield components were affected in “Cabernet Sauvignon”, while the lowest ratio presented the lowest number of berries per bunch in “Syrah”. Total polyphenol index (TPI) was affected in “Carmenère” without a clear trend. A highly significant correlation was found between shoot length and leaf area in all studied cultivars. As the ratio increased, the shoot lignification increased in “Sauvignon blanc”. However, studies must be conducted during more seasons to establish better conclusions about the effects of leaf-to-fruit ratios on yield and fruit composition.

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Berry Size Variation of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Syrah: Morphological Dimensions, Berry Composition and Wine Quality

South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture ◽

10.21548/36-1-931 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M.S. Melo ◽

H.R. Schultz ◽

C.G. Volschenk ◽

J.J. Hunter

Keyword(s):

Vitis Vinifera ◽

Size Variation ◽

Vitis Vinifera L ◽

Wine Quality ◽

Berry Size ◽

Berry Composition

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The impact of “omics” technologies for grapevine (Vitis vinifera) research

Journal of Berry Research ◽

10.3233/jbr-200633 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Nicolas Fischer ◽

Thomas Efferth

Keyword(s):

Vitis Vinifera ◽

Large Scale ◽

Abiotic Factors ◽

Rapid Evolution ◽

Vitis Vinifera L ◽

Wine Quality ◽

Omics Technologies ◽

Biological Studies ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

The Impact

BACKGROUND: Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) as basis for winemaking is one of the most economically important plants in modern agriculture. As requirements in viticulture are increasing due to changing environments, terroir and pests, classical agriculture techniques reach their limits. OBJECTIVE: We summarize the impact of modern “omics” technologies on modern grapevine breeding and cultivation, as well as for dealing with challenges in viniculture caused by environmental or terroir changes and pests and diseases. In this review, we give an overview on current research on the influence of “omics” technologies on modern viticulture. RESULTS: Considerable advances in bioinformatics and analytical techniques such as next generation sequencing or mass spectrometry fueled new molecular biological studies. Modern “omics” technologies such as “genomics”, “transcriptomics”, “proteomics” and “metabolomics” allow the investigation on a large-scale data basis and the identification of key markers. Holistic understanding of genes, proteins and metabolites in combination with external biotic and abiotic factors improves vine and wine quality. CONCLUSION: The rapid evolution in wine quality was only enabled by the progress of modern biotechnological methods developing enology from a handcraft to science.

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