Phenolic composition,colour, antioxidant activity and mineral profile of Cabernet Sauvignon wines

Phenolic compounds and mineral content constitute important quality parameters of wines. It is probably during ageing, that the greatest number of polymerisation and condensation reactions occurs, notably modifying the composition of the wine. The aim of this study was to characterise Cabernet Sauvignon wines of different vintages from two regions in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. It was not possible to clearly observe an evolution of the phenolic content and colour parameters in the different vintages of the wines. The ABTS method gave higher antioxidant value than DPPH, which showed higher correlation with total polyphenols. Principal components analysis showed differences between the wines, especially in relation to vintage. Also, the study allowed a clear separation of wines in relation to place of vineyards in terms of mineral composition.     

Comparative study of aromatic compounds in young red wines from cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, and cabernet gernischet varieties in China

ABSTRACT:  The aromatic composition and key odorants of young red wines produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Gernischet wines were compared and the reasons for the difference in their aromatic compounds were discussed. Forty-three odorants were detected in Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc wines compared to 50 in Cabernet Gernischet wine. Quantitatively, acids formed the most abundant group in the aromatic components of the 3 wines, followed by alcohols and esters. Compared to Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc wines, the profiles of alcohols and esters for Cabernet Gernischet wine were more diverse. Monoterpenes, namely, 4-terpinenol, citronellol, and nerol, were found solely in Cabernet Gernischet wine. Only 10 compounds, namely, ethyl octanoate, ethyl hexanoate, isoamyl acetate, ethyl butyrate, β-damascenone, ethyl decanoate, isoamyl alcohol, acetic acid, octanoic acid, and phenylethyl acetate, were always present in the 3 wines at concentrations higher than their threshold values. However, ethyl octanoate, ethyl hexanoate, and isoamyl acetate were found to jointly contribute to 97%, 98.9%, and 99% of the global aroma of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Gernischet wines, respectively. This result showed that the aroma indistinguishableness of the 3 wines was mainly due to the dominance of the fruity notes exerted by the ethyl esters and, to a lesser extent, to the contribution of varietal aromatic compounds to the global aroma of the wines.     

葡萄品种、产区及酿造工艺对酒中白藜芦醇的影响

用高效液相色谱方法研究了葡萄品种、葡萄产区和不同酿造工艺对干红葡萄酒中白藜芦醇含量的影响.结果表明:梅鹿辄葡萄酒中白藜芦醇总量比赤霞珠葡萄酒高30.7%～34%,其中反式白藜芦醇含量显著高于赤霞珠葡萄酒,达到60%～70%;西部宁夏产区的葡萄酒白藜芦醇总量比东部天津蓟县产区的葡萄酒高10.9%;使用佳尼美德发酵罐比立式罐发酵的葡萄酒白藜芦醇总量高4.9%.     

Phenolic composition and sensory characteristics of Cabernet Sauvignon wines: effect of water stress and harvest date

The effect of three water status level and two harvest date 55 and 64 days after veraison (DAV) on phenolic and sensory composition of Cabernet Sauvignon wines were investigated. The later harvest date led to wine with a higher alcohol content. Total phenols varied from 1439.66 to 1643.08 mg L^?1 with higher values at 64 DAV. No differences were observed between irrigation treatments. For total tannins and anthocyanins, no differences were found between harvest date. Separation of proanthocyanidins by Sep‐Pak Plus tC₁₈ cartridges showed only differences in concentration but not in the proportion of proanthocyanidin fractions. The wines from the most restricted treatment had a better colour and the same aroma of red fruits, persistence, astringency, fullness and bitterness, as the wine from the treatment with highest irrigation. Under the assay conditions, it was possible to obtain wines with a similar chemical and sensory composition earlier and using less irrigation water.     

三种不同珠干红葡萄酒品质的对比性研究

选取烟台地区的赤霞珠、梅鹿辄和蛇龙珠葡萄为原料,采用相同的工艺酿造干红葡萄酒,对酒的品质进行对比研究。结果表明,酒中3-甲基-1-丁醇、2-甲基-1-丁醇、1-己醇、β-苯乙醇、4-羟基-苯乙醇、甘油、丁二酸单乙酯、1,4丁内酯和丁二酸二乙酯的含量为赤霞珠＞梅鹿辄＞蛇龙珠。赤霞珠、梅鹿辄葡萄酒中2-甲基-1-丙醇的含量均高于蛇龙珠葡萄酒。蛇龙珠葡萄酒中丙醇、1-丁醇、丁二醇的含量较高。蛇龙珠葡萄酒中乳酸含量最高,而梅鹿辄葡萄酒中酒石酸含量最高。梅鹿辄、赤霞珠葡萄酒中杨梅素、槲皮素含量分别为蛇龙珠葡萄酒的5.0倍、6.4倍和19.6倍、44.5倍。蛇龙珠葡萄酒中除对香豆酸外,其余酚类物质的含量较少。梅鹿辄和赤霞珠葡萄酒的感官得分高于蛇龙珠葡萄酒。     

The effect of oak wood source, location of seasoning and coopering on the composition of volatile compounds in oak-matured wines

The effect of geographical origin and place of seasoning and coopering of oakwood on the concentration of 20 compounds extracted into, or formed in, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and model wines during barrel maturation is described. The oak from which the barrels were fabricated was sourced from the Vosges and Limousin regions and the Tronçais forest in France, and from Ohio in the USA, and was seasoned in either Australia, France or the USA. Wines matured in Vosges oak barrels contained the highest concentrations of cis and trans- oak lactone and eugenol. The Limousin oak barrels imparted lower levels of cis- oak lactone and eugenol to the wines than did the other French oaks. However, the Limousin-oaked wines were richer in these compounds than the American-oaked wines. These results reflected the previously reported composition profiles of the oak-wood from which the barrels were fabricated. Oak seasoned and coopered in Australia generally imparted more cis- oak lactone, eugenol and the coopering products vanillin and furfural into the wines than did the oak seasoned in France or the USA. Although medium toast had been specified for all barrels, there was considerable variability in the concentration of compounds formed by coopering in the wines. Apparent random microbiological activity in the wines also contributed substantially to variation in wine composition. As a likely result of coopering and microbiological variability, few consistent origin or seasoning effects on the compounds resulting from coopering or microbiological action during oak maturation were observed.     

Micro-oxygenation and oak chip treatments of red wines: Effects on colour-related phenolics,volatile composition and sensory characteristics. Part II: Merlot wines

The character of Merlot wines after the treatments of micro-oxygenation and subsequent chips addition, as regards the colour-related phenolics, volatile composition and sensory characteristics, was studied. An increase in the degree of polymerisation of red pigments and a decrease in the value of the red component of the colour (a^*) and the degree of co-pigmentation were observed. The concentrations of monomeric anthocyanins and anthocyanin-derived pigments, such as hydroxyphenyl-pyranoanthocyanins and anthocyanin-ethyl-flavan-3-ol adducts, significantly decreased. With regard to the wine aroma, the micro-oxygenation produced a decrease of some esters, alcohols and benzenic compounds and increased some terpenes and C₁₃-norisoprenoids. With regard to sensorial analysis, micro-oxygenation treatment resulted in higher scores for the red fruit and spicy attributes and caused the presence of new attributes (nutty and sweet fruit). This technique produces a lower level of the typical oak chip aromas (vanilla and woody) in Merlot wines.     

Influence of grape variety and their phenolic composition on vasorelaxing activity of young red wines

Red wine has been reported to exert beneficial effects in preventing cardiovascular diseases probably due to their polyphenols constituents. The vasorelaxant capacity and phenolic composition of four monovarietal young red wines Merlot, Tempranillo, Garnacha and Cabernet-Sauvignon obtained from grapes from 2004 vintage, cultivated under the same climatic and agricultural conditions, wine-making technology and storage conditions, were determined using vascular reactivity assay in rat aortic and high-performance liquid chromatography, respectively. Primary cultures of vascular smooth muscle cells from Wistar rats were also used to evaluate their survival prevention activity as well. Every studied wine present vasorelaxation effect, but the higher value corresponds to the analyzed Merlot wine, especially rich in phenolic compounds, mainly catechins and oligomeric proanthocyanidins and anthocyanin glycosides. This study further demonstrated previous investigations about the phenolic composition of wines relation with their vasorelaxation activity.     

Impact of an integrated process of hot pressurised liquid extraction–macroporous resin purification over the polyphenols,hydroxymethylfurfural and reducing sugars content of Vitis vinifera ‘Carménère’ pomace extracts

Thermal degradation and generation of objectionable compounds such as hydroxymethylfurfural have been observed in hot pressurised water extraction of polyphenols. Addition of small amounts of ethanol can reduce process temperatures and retain extraction efficiencies. However, ethanol may reduce the recovery of polyphenols in the subsequent purification stage. The overall effect of increasing amounts of ethanol (0–15%) and reduced temperatures (90, 75, 60 °C) in the extraction stage, as well as increasing amounts of ethanol in the desorption eluent (60–80%) were analysed in a combined hot pressurised liquid extraction–resin purification grape pomace polyphenols process for the first time. Without decreasing the polyphenols recovery (~24 mg GAE g^?1), ethanol addition (15%) reduced the extraction temperature (from 130 to 90 °C) which not only decreased the reducing sugar extraction (~25%) but also avoided the hydroxymethylfurfural generation in the extraction stage. Additionally, the combined hot pressurised liquid extraction–resin purification process preserved the proanthocyanidin oligomeric distribution and was selective to polyphenols. The operating conditions found for the combined process, efficiently produced purified polyphenols extracts (11 mg GAE g^?1), free of hydroxymethylfurfural and reducing sugars.     

Analysis of the anthocyanin composition of Cabernet Sauvignon and Portugieser wines provides an objective assessment of the grape varieties

This paper presents data on the ratios of acetylated to p -coumaroylated anthocyanins of authentic and unadulterated trade samples of 71 Cabernet Sauvignon and 40 Portugieser winegrape varieties. The relative peak areas of nine characterising anthocyanins were determined by a standardised and validated HPLC-method. The 95%-confidence ranges calculated from the data ranged from 2.9 to 5.7 for the Cabernet Sauvignon wines and from 0.7 to 1.7 for the Portugieser wines. The rule that individual anthocyanin components are normally distributed was also confirmed for wines vinified from Gamay and Kadarka (Gamza) grape varieties.     

网购赤霞珠干红葡萄酒品质特征与价格的关联分析

选用某网站3个价格区段的赤霞珠干红葡萄酒为材料,采用搅拌棒吸附萃取-气相色谱质谱联用法（SBSE-GC-MS）和超高效 液相色谱法（UPLC）分别对葡萄酒中的香气成分和单体酚进行检测分析。 结果表明,3个价格区段的葡萄酒共检出45种香气成分,其 中酯类24种、高级醇6种、脂肪酸8种、醛酮类3种及其他香气物质4种。 价格较高的葡萄酒中17种香气成分的含量相对较高,价格与检测 到的单体酚物质中香豆素、山奈酚、没食子酸、咖啡酸、丁香酸、水杨酸以及白藜芦醇含量呈正相关（P＜0.05）,相关系数R2均＞0.85。 总酚和总花色苷含量在不同价格区段酒样中差异显著（P＜0.05）,其含量最高分别为1 680.74 mg/L、606.78 mg/L;单宁含量差异不 显著（P＞0.05）。     

Phenolic profile and free radical‐scavenging activity of Cabernet Sauvignon wines of different geographical origins from the Balkan region

BACKGROUND: The phenolic profile, determined by the relative proportions of different phenolic compounds, is characteristic for each grape variety and its corresponding wine. The aim of this study was to determine the phenolic and hydroxycinnamate acid, flavan‐3‐ol and flavonol contents and free radical‐scavenging activity of single‐cultivar (Cabernet Sauvignon) wines from selected Balkan vineyard regions by spectrophotometric methods and high‐performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array and fluorescence detection. RESULTS: The contents of phenolic compounds varied depending on the agroclimatic factors and oenological practices of the vineyard region. The antioxidant activity of wine samples was estimated by their ability to scavenge the stable 2,2′‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl free radical (DPPH). All wines showed high DPPH‐scavenging activity (70.03–83.53%, mean 73.76%). Significant correlations between catechin (R² = 0.8504) and quercetin (R² = 0.8488) concentrations and DPPH‐scavenging ability of the wines were found. CONCLUSION: The concentrations of the main components catechin and quercetin can be used as biochemical markers for the authentication of red grape cultivars and their corresponding single‐cultivar wines. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Relationships between berry size,berry phenolic composition and wine quality scores for Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) from different pruning treatments and different vintages

Background and Aims: Commercial winemakers observed differences in wine sensory properties among wines produced from vines of three different pruning treatments in a single vineyard. To clarify the relationships between berries and wine quality, this study examined berry size and berry composition and the quality rating for wines produced from the pruning treatments. Methods and Results: The study was conducted over three seasons. Berries from Machine‐, Cane‐ and Spur‐pruned vines were sampled at commercial harvest for analysis of berry size and berry phenolic composition. Wines made from each treatment were assessed for quality by a panel of winemakers. Machine berries were lighter and had higher concentrations of anthocyanins, tannins and total phenolics than Cane or Spur. Machine wines had the lowest quality scores. Comparing vintages, berries from 2004 were lighter, but did not always differ in phenolic composition to other vintages, and wines from 2004 had lower quality scores than the other vintages. Vintage effects were generally stronger than pruning effects. Conclusions: In this study, high berry anthocyanins, total phenolics and tannin concentration measures were not good indicators of wine quality scores. Changes in vineyard treatments and, in particular, vintage influences, produce incremental, but potentially important, changes to berry size and composition and to wine quality. Significance of the Study: This study is unique in its focus on the commercial reality of producing wines to a specific style and quality, while bringing scientific rigour to investigating the relationships between berries and wine quality in this vineyard over a number of vintages.     

Contents of 3‐alkyl‐2‐methoxypyrazines in musts and wines from Vitis vinifera variety Cabernet Sauvignon: influence of irrigation and plantation density

The influence of irrigation and plantation density on the methoxypyrazine content in musts and wines has been studied. Samples were monitored throughout grape ripening and wine‐making. 3‐Isobutyl‐2‐methoxypyrazine, 3‐sec‐butyl‐2‐methoxypyrazine and 3‐isopropyl‐2‐methoxypyrazine were identified and quantified. Samples from irrigated vines had significantly higher average contents of 3‐isobutyl‐2‐methoxypyrazine than samples from non‐irrigated plants. Average levels of this compound were also higher in samples from vines with the higher plantation density. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influence of prefermentative maceration temperature on the colour and the phenolic and volatile composition of rosé wines

Prefermentative maceration for 8 h at 5, 10 and 15 °C was used to make rosé wines, and changes in their colour (colour intensity (CI), tone and CIELAB parameters), phenolic compounds (classic indices and individual compounds) and volatile compounds (major and minor) were monitored from the must stage to wines until 6 months after bottling. The 15 °C maceration temperature provided wines with the highest CI, a* and C* values, the greatest malvidin‐3‐glucoside content and the lowest alcohol and ethyl acetate levels. Only in these wines were terpenols released after 6 months in the bottle. The wines produced at 5 °C had the highest ester levels, which also remained more stable during storage. When using maceration temperature as the differentiating variable in a discriminant analysis, volatile compounds were important contributors. However, colour and phenolic compound parameters were important when sampling time was used as the differentiating variable. The best scoring wines in an informal sensory evaluation test were those subjected to 15 °C maceration, while the least appreciated were those macerated at 5 °C. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry