The concentration of biogenic amines and free amino acids was studied in 102 Portuguese wines and 18 musts from Alentejo demarcated (D.O.C.) regions. Most wines were commercial, except for 38 monovarietals obtained by micro vinification. Musts from the varieties used to produce the latter wines were also studied. Both biogenic amines and free amino acids were analyzed by HPLC using fluorescence...

Consumers are demanding novel beverages that are healthier, convenient and have appealing consumer acceptance. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of adding grape polyphenols and the influence of presenting health claims on the sensory acceptability of wines. Fresh red sorrel calyces were fermented into wines. The total soluble solids of the pectinase-treated sorrel pur...

The polypeptide nisin (100 U/ml) prevented malolactic fermentation in wines by indigenous or intentionally added lactic acid bacteria. Nisin (100 U/ml)-resistant mutants of Leuconostoc oenos were obtained and used with nisin in wine to carry out a pure-culture malolactic fermentation in the presence or absence of other lactic acid bacteria. Nisin degradation by mutants was not observed, and res...

Tannins are important to the quality of red wines, particularly to the color stability and the structure (body and mouthfeel) of the wine. They are also involved in complex wine aging reactions and thus are important to the aging potential of red wines. The source of tannins in wine is numerous, as they can come from the grapes themselves (skin, seeds, and stems) and/or the barrels the wines ar...

Traditionally, wines are produced in temperate climate zones, with one harvest per year. Tropical wines are a new concept of vitiviniculture that is being developed, principally in Brazil. The new Brazilian frontier is located in the northeast region (São Francisco River Valley) in Pernambuco State, close to the equator, between 8 and 9 degrees S. Compared with other Brazilian and worldwide vin...

From the chemical point of view, wines are aqueous alcoholic solutions containing more than 1000 components that can be present at high concentrations (g L ), but also at trace levels (ng L ). Some of these components determine the organoleptic properties of wines, while others are signi"cant for classifying their origin and/or for checking whether some adulteration has taken place. Concentrati...

V. F. Laurie, E. Villagra, J. Tapia, J. E. S. Sarkis, and Marcos A. Hortellani. 2010. Analysis of major metallic elements in Chilean wines by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Cien. Inv. Agr. 37(2): 77-85. A set of 75 wine samples from seven of the major wine producing regions in Chile were analyzed with flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) to determine their content of major metallic eleme...

A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in wine was developed and checked on 14 samples of wine produced in the Republic of Croatia. OTA detection in red and white wine was validated checking the linearity of the method (r2=0.997 and 0.999, respectively), recovery (88 and 95 %, respectively), and precision (RSD=3.1 and 1.4 %, respectively)....

This study investigated the potential to improve wine aroma by applying two inactive dry yeast products (IDYs) at the onset of ripening on Sauvignon Blanc grapes. Both products led to increased reduced glutathione concentrations in the grape juice and corresponding wines, as well as differences in individual higher alcohol acetates (HAAs) and ethyl esters of straight chain fatty acids (EEFAs) a...

Monoterpene compounds contribute floral and fruity characters to wine and are desired by grape growers and winemakers for many white wines. However, monoterpene isomers, especially monoterpene enantiomers, have been little explored. It is possible to identify and quantitate 17 monoterpene isomers in 148 varietal wines from eight grape varieties; Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Pinot gris, R...