Changes in sour rotten grape berry microbiota during ripening and wine fermentation

This study investigated the microbiota of sour rotten wine grapes and its impact on wine fermentations. Yeasts, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and acetic acid bacteria (AAB) were enumerated and identified on sound and sour rot grapes during the ripening stage. The alteration of the ecological balance induced by sour rot was particularly evidenced by the unequivocal increase of yeast and AAB counts on rotten grapes, since the beginning of ripening. Yeast and AAB species diversity in rotten grape samples were much higher than those found in sound grapes. LAB populations were low detected from both healthy and sour rotten grapes. The yeast species Issatchenkia occidentalis, Zygoascus hellenicus and Zygosaccharomyces bailii and the AAB species Gluconacetobacter hansenii, Gluconacetobacter intermedius and Acetobacter malorum, were recovered from damaged grapes and resulting grape juices in the winery. Acetobacter orleaniensis and Acetobacter syzygii were only recovered from sour rotten grapes. Dekkera bruxellensis and Oenococcus oeni were only recovered after wine fermentation induced by starter inoculation, irrespective of grape health, probably originating from cellar environment. After malolactic fermentation, racking and sulphur dioxide addition the only remaining species were the yeast Trigonopsis cantarellii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, independently of the grape health status.     

Assessment of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) impact on phenolic and sensory quality of Bordeaux grapes,musts and wines for two consecutive vintages

Background and Aims: The impact of grey mould (Botrytis cinerea (B. cinerea)) was quantified on chemical, phenolic and sensory qualities of grapes, derived musts and wines. Methods and Results: Analyses were carried out by using naturally or artificially infected grape berries at ripeness or overripeness. In grape seeds, chemical analyses revealed no major differences between healthy and rotten grapes. In grape skins of Botrytis‐affected berries, concentrations of all the phenolic compounds (anthocyanins and proanthocyanidin monomers, dimers and trimer) decreased drastically. Mean degree of polymerization of the proanthocyanidin polymeric fraction was also affected in skins. Chemical analyses of musts and wines made with different percentages of rotten berries showed a moderate impact of the pathogen on their phenolic composition. Nevertheless, sensory analyses underlined a loss of wine sensory quality perceptible from a threshold as low as 5% of Botrytis‐affected grapes onwards. Conclusion: Phenolic variations and the associated negative impact in grapes, derived musts and wines may be related to oxidation phenomena from B. cinerea. The main effects of severity/age of grey mould and the level of berry maturity are also discussed. Significance of the Study: B. cinerea drastically affects the phenolic and organoleptic properties of grape skins and derived wines. Therefore, prophylactic actions early in the vineyard, evaluation of the sanitary status of the harvested grapes and berry sorting are primordial even under low disease pressure.     

Colour and phenolic compounds in sweet red wines from Merlot and Tempranillo grapes chamber-dried under controlled conditions

Chamber drying under controlled temperature and humidity conditions of the red grape varieties Merlot and Tempranillo grown in Andalusia (Spain), and the fortification and maceration of the musts in the presence of skin from both types of grapes, to obtain sweet red wines, has been studied. Changes in colour and in monomeric and polymeric phenols during the vinification process were examined. Chamber drying increased the sugar content to about 31.4 °Brix within 48 h in Merlot grapes and 72 h in Tempranillo grapes. This drying process also causes skin rupture, facilitating the access of phenolic compounds to the pulp. The resulting musts exhibited slight browning and increased red hues, due to a high concentration of anthocyanins; maceration in the presence of grape skins for 24 h provided the best results. The end-product contained highly acceptable tannin, colour and phenolic compounds for marketing as a high quality sweet red wine, in comparison with other commercial sweet red wines.     

Yeast and bacterial modulation of wine aroma and flavour

Wine is a highly complex mixture of compounds which largely define its appearance, aroma, flavour and mouth‐feel properties. The compounds responsible for those attributes have been derived in turn from three major sources, viz. grapes, microbes and, when used, wood (most commonly, oak). The grape‐derived compounds provide varietal distinction in addition to giving wine its basic structure. Thus, the floral monoterpenes largely define Muscat‐related wines and the fruity volatile thiols define Sauvignon‐related wines; the grape acids and tannins, together with alcohol, contribute the palate and mouth‐feel properties. Yeast fermentation of sugars not only produces ethanol and carbon dioxide but a range of minor but sensorially important volatile metabolites which gives wine its vinous character. These volatile metabolites, which comprise esters, higher alcohols, carbonyls, volatile fatty acids and sulfur compounds, are derived from sugar and amino acid metabolism. The malolactic fermentation, when needed, not only provides deacidification, but can enhance the flavour profile. The aroma and flavour profile of wine is the result of an almost infinite number of variations in production, whether in the vineyard or the winery. In addition to the obvious, such as the grapes selected, the winemaker employs a variety of techniques and tools to produce wines with specific flavour profiles. One of these tools is the choice of microorganism to conduct fermentation. During alcoholic fermentation, the wine yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae brings forth the major changes between grape must and wine: modifying aroma, flavour, mouth‐feel, colour and chemical complexity. The wine bacterium Oenococcus oeni adds its contribution to wines that undergo malolactic fermentation. Thus flavour‐active yeasts and bacterial strains can produce desirable sensory results by helping to extract compounds from the solids in grape must, by modifying grape‐derived molecules and by producing flavour‐active metabolites. This article reviews some of the most important flavour compounds found in wine, and their microbiological origin.     

冰酒：酒中贵妇

冰酒是一种由藤蔓上冰冻的葡萄酿制而成的甜酒。葡萄内的糖分和其他溶化的固体不会被冰冻．但是水会被冰冻．所以会产生非常甜的葡萄酒。冰冻发生在发酵之前,而不会在之后。不像用来酿制其他酒（如法国产的苏特恩白葡萄酒．托卡依葡萄酒,或者贵腐酒）的葡萄．制造冰酒用的葡萄不会被灰霉病和贵腐病影响。只有健康的葡萄会一直保持美好的外型,直到采摘的最佳时机。在北半球极特殊的情况下,采摘很有可能是在新年之后。这使得冰酒中有特色的沁凉甜度和高酸度达到平衡。当葡萄远离霉菌时,     

Excessive nitrogen supply and shoot trimming can impair colour development in Pinot Noir grapes and wine

We investigated the effects of nitrogen supply and shoot trimming on mature, field-grown Pinot Noir ( Vitis vinifera L.) vines. Ammonium nitrate (0, 30, 60, 90 kg N/ha) was applied at the beginning of flowering. Shoots were topped either once (at fruit set), or twice, (at fruit set and during the lag-phase of berry growth). Neither treatment affected grape berry and skin weights, yield and grape sugar, but high rates of nitrogen increased malic acid and reduced skin phenols, flavonols and anthocyanins. Malvidin-3-glucoside was the most abundant anthocyanin in skins and wine. It accounted for 75% of the total anthocyanins at the beginning of fermentation and its relative proportion increased to 95% in the finished wine.
Increases in anthocyanin concentration at the beginning of fermentation and before malolactic fermentation, were followed by declines during the later stages of alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. High nitrogen supply decreased anthocyanins in the juice and wine, increased pH and increased the percentage of malvidin-3-glucoside. Repeated shoot topping gave lower wine total phenols and anthocyanins and thus enhanced the nitrogen effect. Wine susceptibility to oxidation increased with higher pH and lower anthocyanin content. The best treatment combination for fruit and wine quality, in terms of colour and oxidative stability, was low nitrogen/single topping and the worst combination was high nitrogen/repeated topping. These results suggest that a combination of high rates of nitrogen fertiliser and repeated shoot trimming can decrease potential fruit and wine quality.     

Impact of Processing Parameters on the Phenolic Profile of Wines Produced from Hybrid Red Grapes Maréchal Foch,Corot noir,and Marquette

Phenolic extraction in hybrid and interspecific wine grape cultivars is poorly understood, especially in terms of the impact of fermentation and enological conditions on condensed tannins and anthocyanins. Following fractionation via solid‐phase extraction and high‐performance liquid chromatography, phenolic profiles of must and wine from red hybrid grape cultivars Maréchal Foch, Corot noir, and Marquette were examined to assess the impact of enzyme and tannin addition, cold soak, and hot press during vinification. Across cultivars, hot press treatments resulted in the greatest extraction of condensed tannin, anthocyanin, and other monomeric phenolic compounds in musts, and treatments that increased skin contact time or cellular degradation during fermentation produced higher concentrations of tannins, anthocyanins, and flavonols. However, these increases were transient, evincing incomplete carryover into finished wines. Depending on initial must extraction, diglucoside forms of anthocyanins were either selectively extracted or selectively retained throughout fermentation when compared to their monoglucoside counterparts. Typical of hybrid grapes, tannin concentrations across cultivars were low, even under hot press conditions. For condensed tannins and anthocyanins, a cultivar‐specific, stable‐state concentration and phenolic profile emerged regardless of fermentation conditions. Due to the high levels of diglucoside anthocyanins and low levels of condensed tannins, it is expected that the color development and profile in these wines produced from hybrid grape cultivars will be dictated by the monomeric anthocyanins and their potential role in copigmentation processes involving other monomeric phenolic species, as opposed to the formation of polymeric color pigments.     

Effects of defoliation on quality attributes of Nero di Troia (Vitis vinifera L.) grape and wine

Field studies were conducted in Puglia (Italy) to evaluate the influence of defoliation around cluster zones on grape and wine quality. Nero di Troia grapes were subjected to four different treatments: N: no leaf removal; E: leaf removal in the area of the clusters along the east side (at complete veraison); E/W: leaf removal in the area of the clusters along the east and west side (at complete veraison); and F: almost complete leaf removal along the west side (at complete veraison) and at pre-harvest also along the east side. Grapes of defoliated vines generally showed higher sugar content, lower titratable acidity, total flavonoids, flavonoids different from anthocyanins, and total phenolic content than grapes from non-defoliated vines while their total anthocyanin concentration was not affected by defoliation at a significant level. Concerning wines, alcohol content, residual soluble solids, different forms of anthocyanins but also volatile acidity were generally higher in samples from defoliated vines. Differences were also highlighted among the defoliation treatments: the best results in terms of dry matter, sugar and alcohol content were observed in the samples submitted to the more severe defoliation as a consequence of the higher light availability and berry temperature. Concerning the concentration of the individual phenolics, significant differences were highlighted for: caffeic and caftaric acids, peonidin- and malvidin-3-p-coumaroylglucoside, which were higher in the E wines; quercetin-3-glucoside, galactoside, and rhamnoside, and procyanidins, which were higher in F wines.     

酿酒酵母F15和CC17共接种发酵对赤霞珠葡萄酒品质及感官特性的影响

为解决使用单一商业酵母菌株发酵引起的葡萄酒“同质化”问题,本研究以河北昌黎产赤霞珠葡萄为原料,以商业酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）F15和本土优良酿酒酵母CC17为发酵剂进行单菌株和双菌株共接种（F15:CC17=1:1）发酵,同时监测酒精发酵过程中比重、温度、残糖、乙醇、总酸、pH、花青素、单宁、总酚、色度和色调的变化。发酵结束（192 h）后,分别对酒的香气成分和感官特性进行了测评。结果表明:与F15单菌株发酵相比,双菌株共接种发酵能够提高赤霞珠葡萄酒中花青素、单宁和总酚含量,增加酒的色度并使色调更趋向于红色;与CC17单发酵相比,共发酵组残糖、总酸含量较低;共发酵调谐主要香气成分,并增加饱和脂肪酸乙酯的含量。此外,感官评价结果表明共发酵葡萄酒色、香、味均优于F15单独发酵。因此,在酒精发酵过程中采用商业酵母与本土菌株共发酵是改善葡萄酒品质和感官特性有效方法。     

Effects of noble rot on must composition and aroma profile of Amarone wine produced by the traditional grape withering protocol

The effects of noble rot on the overall quality of Amarone wine, a “Passito” dry red wine, produced by a traditional withering grape process are poorly understood. Wines obtained from healthy and selected grapes infected by noble rot were compared. Validation of the experimental plan was carried out by determining glycerol and gluconic acid content, laccase activity and microbial analysis of the musts. Botrytis cinerea infection produced significant variation in esterase and β-glucosidase activity of grape must. Aroma analysis in healthy and botrytised wines was carried out by SPE extraction followed by GC–MS quantification. A decrease of several fermentative esters was observed in botrytised wine, while wine produced from healthy grapes showed a higher fatty acid content. Molecules such as 1-octen-3-ol, phenylacetaldehyde and furaneol were positively linked to the noble-rotten grapes. Interestingly, γ-nonalactone and 4-carbethoxy-γ-butyrolactone increased, while sherry lactones decreased in botrytised wine. The strong increase of N-(3-methylbutyl)acetamide was related to B. cinerea grape infection.     

酿酒葡萄新品系‘黑珍珠’果实品质分析

为了研究‘黑珍珠’葡萄果实的酿酒特性,探究其亲本信息,分别利用高效液相色谱-质谱（high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry,HPLC-MS）和气相色谱-质谱（gas chromatography-mass spectrometer,GC-MS）技术分析了‘黑珍珠’葡萄果实的花色苷和香气化合物的组成及含量。HPLC-MS分析结果表明,‘黑珍珠’葡萄果皮中花色苷总量为2 774.76 mg/kg mf,以花色素双葡萄糖苷为主（71.2%）,推测其含有非欧亚种葡萄的血缘。GC-MS分析结果表明,‘黑珍珠’葡萄果实香气化合物以游离态与糖苷结合态形式存在,共检测到123 种化合物。简单序列重复分析结果表明,在供试品种（‘贝达’、‘烟73’和‘Kolor’）中未发现‘黑珍珠’的亲本。由于‘黑珍珠’果皮花色苷的种类与含量丰富,且其单品种葡萄酒颜色深,未来可以作为酿造具有地区特色红葡萄酒的新品种或调色新品种。     

低醇无花果发酵酒制备及其风味成分分析

以无花果干为原料,添加白砂糖、柠檬酸或乳酸,接种SIHA-Active-Yeast 3酵母于20℃发酵,制备低醇无花果发酵酒。研究无花果酒发酵进程中pH、总酸、还原糖、总糖的变化,通过有机酸、挥发性成分测定与感官评价确定无花果酒的风味特征。实验结果表明:发酵过程中无花果酒pH、总酸含量增加,总糖含量降低。添加1、2 g/L柠檬酸、乳酸发酵的无花果酒中总酸、总糖、还原糖、色度、有机酸含量的差异性显著(p<0.05)。顶空气相色谱法测得无花果酒中含6种酯类,3种醇类,1种醛类,其中异戊醇与辛酸乙酯含量在阈值以上,对无花果酒香气特征影响较大。实验中4种无花果酒均呈黄色或金黄色,有干果的甜香气味;添加1 g/L乳酸时,无花果酒酸度适中,口感醇厚,典型性好,感官评价最好。     

Influence of low temperature prefermentative techniques on chromatic and phenolic characteristics of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon wines

Low temperature prefermentative techniques (cold maceration, superficially frozen grapes and dry-ice frozen must) were studied as an enological alternative for obtaining highly colored wines and compared with other more common practices, such as the use of maceration enzymes during the maceration step. The experiments were conducted with two grape varieties (Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon) during the 2007 season. Significant differences were found between the treatments at the three moments analyzed (at the end of alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, and at the moment of bottling). The cold maceration technique produced the highest concentration of anthocyanins in Cabernet Sauvignon wines. As regards chromatic parameters, the prefermentative low temperature techniques led to wines with a better color than the control wine although similar to the color obtained when a commercial maceration enzyme was used. Taking into account the results in both Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah wines, freezing the must with dry-ice and the use of maceration enzyme were the most interesting techniques.     

干化对酿酒葡萄品质的影响

贵腐酒、冰酒、稻草酒等通常采用干化葡萄原料进行酿造,适当的干化处理可显著改善或提高酿酒葡萄品质,这是酿造高品质葡萄酒有效的技术途径之一。该文对葡萄干化的常见方式、优缺点进行总结,从葡萄形态和物理特性、表皮和葡萄醪颜色、糖类和有机酸、花色苷和非花色苷多酚以及挥发性成分等方面分别综述干化对酿酒葡萄原料品质的影响,以期为提高干化葡萄酒的质量提供科学依据。     

Occurrence of biogenic amines in wine: The role of grapes

The evolution of biogenic amines from must to wine has been studied in seven different grape cultivars before and after malolactic fermentation. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations have been carried out using selected yeasts and bacteria that, in a previous study, were unable to produce biogenic amines. The study has been performed under aseptic conditions to exclude possible interferences due to uncontrolled contaminating microorganisms present in grapes and/or in the environment. The goal of this work was to investigate the influence of grape on biogenic amines content of the wine. The results obtained showed that grape variety is related to the presence of some biogenic amines in wines and that, climatic conditions also affect the accumulation of these compounds in grapes.     

Induction of grape botrytization during withering affects volatile composition of Recioto di Soave, a “passito”-style wine

The influence of noble rot on the quality of Recioto di Soave, a “passito” sweet white wine, is greatly variable depending on the occurrence of favourable seasonal conditions for the mould infection. Botrytized wines were produced from grapes inoculated with conidia suspensions to evaluate the effects of noble rot on volatile compounds profile of Recioto di Soave wine. Different development stages of Botrytis cinerea and degree of grape withering were ascertained by must analysis. Several volatile components were involved in marked changes depending on the infection and grape withering level. Fruity esters, carbonyl compounds, phenols, lactones and acetamides greatly changed among botrytized wines. The results demonstrated that the level of B. cinerea infection and the degree of grape withering exert considerable influence on the volatile composition of this sweet wine. Strain-dependent effects were also preliminary ascertained. The process of induction of grape botrytization presented in this study could be recommendable for the industrial production of botrytized Recioto di Soave wine.     

Effects of Carbonic Maceration on Chemical, Physical and Sensory Characteristics of Muscadine Wines

Grapes of four muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia Michaux) cultivars were subjected to carbonic maceration (CM) treatment during vinification. CM involved holding the intact grape berries anaerobically under an atmosphere of CO₂ prior to crushing the grapes. Two different sets of conditions, 20 days at 16°C and 10 days at 24°C, were used for CM treatments. For comparison, standard wines were made from these cultivars by the usual vinification procedures. When compared to the standard wines, CM white wines had lower pH values, higher titratable acidity and phenols, lower alcohol, were yellower in color and were judged significantly lower in sensory quality. CM is not recommended for white wine production. Red CM wines, compared to the standard wines, had higher pH values, had a tendency towards higher volatile acidity, were generally lower in phenols, alcohol and color, and received similar sensory ratings. However, the red CM wines had a distinctively spicy bouquet and flavor which was not present in the standard wines.     

Effect of refermentation conditions and micro-oxygenation on the reduction of volatile acidity by commercial S. cerevisiae strains and their impact on the aromatic profile of wines

Herein, we evaluate the applicability of previously characterized commercial and indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains and non-S. cerevisiae species for the deacidification of white and red wines at a pilot scale. The effect of the refermentation process (mixture of acidic wine with musts from freshly crushed grapes or with residual marc) as well as micro-oxygenation (MO) on acetic acid removal efficiency and wine aromatic composition was also assessed in a red wine. The commercial strains S26 and S29 efficiently reduced both acetic acid (43 and 47%, respectively) and sugar (100%) after 264 h of refermentation of an acidic white wine that was supplemented with grape must. Similar results (60-66% of acetic acid removal) were observed for red wine deacidification using grape must, independently of MO. When residual marc was used for deacidification, strain S26 removed 40% of acetic acid, whereas strain S29 did not initiate refermentation with or without MO. Wines obtained by refermentation with the must had significantly lower acetic acid and a higher total SO₂ concentration in comparison to the wines deacidified by the grape marcs. The volatile aroma compound's composition of deacidified red wines was dependent on the refermentation process used, rather than on MO. The marc-deacidified wine obtained by the use of strain S26 and without MO achieved the best sensory classification. When data from all analytical and sensory evaluation were combined, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) separated the wines into three distinct groups according to the strain and the refermentation process independently of MO. We successfully established an efficient and cheap enological solution for the rectification of volatile acidity of wines.     

含糖量对山葡萄酒苹果酸-乳酸发酵的影响

以东北高寒地区产的山葡萄酿造的山葡萄酒为研究对象,探究山葡萄酒苹果酸-乳酸发酵过程中含糖量对其pH值、总酸、苹果酸-乳酸转化程度、总糖的影响。山葡萄酒中的葡萄糖含量对其pH值的升高、总酸的降低及苹果酸乳酸转化程度均有影响。在4个梯度葡萄糖含量的山葡萄酒中,含糖量为10.67 g/L的山葡萄酒其pH升高值（0.18）、总酸度降低值（6.05 g/L）最大,苹果酸乳酸转化程度最高。