Occurrence, biogenesis and sensory impact of methyl salicylate in Lugana wines

Lugana wines are produced in the winemaking regions of Veneto and Lombardia, employing Turbiana grapes grown in the proximity of the Garda Lake. Methyl salicylate (MeSA) has been reported as a potentially impactful compound in Lugana wines. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of MeSA in commercial Lugana wines, elucidate its formation during winemaking and aging, and assess its potential contribution to Lugana aroma. MeSA was quantified in a total of 93 samples including Lugana, Verdicchio (another Italian white wine produced in central Italy using Turbiana grapes locally referred to as Verdicchio), as well as other Italian white and red wines such as Corvina, Corvinone, Garganega, Sangiovese, Pinot nero, Pinot grigio. The results showed that Lugana showed an average concentration of MeSA of 50.6 µg/L, Verdicchio of 33.4 µg/L, while the rest of the wines showed concentration below 5 µg/L. These results indicate that MeSA can be considered a varietal marker of Lugana wines, as well as more in general of wines obtained from the Turbiana/Verdicchio varietal cluster. Concentration of free MeSA in Lugana grape must is however low, and experimental fermentations showed that MeSA was largely formed by yeast activity during alcoholic fermentation, which hydrolyzes the glycosidic precursors of MeSA present in the must to release the aglycone. Additional MeSA can be formed in wine during aging by acid hydrolysis of the glycosidic precursors. Finally, the olfactory threshold of MeSA in a commercial Lugana was estimated by BET method at 38 µg/L, suggesting that MeSA could play a role in Lugana aroma

Discrimination of monovarietal Italian red wines using derivative voltammetry

Identification of specific analytical fingerprints associated to grape variety, origin, or vintage is of great interest for wine producers, regulatory agencies, and consumers. However, assessing such varietal fingerprint is complex, time consuming, and requires expensive analytical techniques. Voltammetry is a fast, cheap, and user-friendly analytical tool that has been used to investigate and measure wine phenolics

Comparison of European Müller-Thurgau clones grown in Alpine area

Müller-Thurgau (MT) has a remarkable importance for Trentino, a region in the Italian Alps where MT grows on 900 ha in hilly areas from 200 to 800 m a.s.l. Since the '90s, this surface is tripled and now represents the 9 % of the total regional vineyard. This motivated both studies to select new clones fitting for the specific climatic conditions and investigations on the most promising clones already available. Here we present the results of a comparison among 6 clones, one from France (ENTAV 646) and the others from Germany (the classics Wü 7-5 and Gm 18, and the "new entries" Gm 68-10, Gm 68-13 and Gm 68-16). All have been studied in 28 climatic, agronomic and landscape "contexts" (4 years, pergola or upright vertical canopies, plots at various altitudes between 450 and 650 m a.s.l., different agronomical managements ...). In each context, the grapes have been harvested at the same date, 2-3 days before the technological harvest defined by the wineries. The basic analysis of the juice were carried out using a FT-IR approach, while the free and bound varietal aroma compounds, after fixing on ENV+ cartridge and elution, were measured using a GC-MS/MS equipped with a triple quadrupole. The bound fraction was hydrolised using Rapidase Ar2000 (40°C x 12 h). Statistical analysis (Anova, main effects: clone and context; Fisher's LSD test) was performed with STATISTICA v. 8.0. We present the clone performances regarding the sensibility to Botritys and bunch stem necrosis, and several classic vegetative and productive parameters. Moreover, the free and bound aroma composition of the juices is discussed focusing on the compounds with a possible role on the future sensory characteristics of wine. Wü 7-5 and ENTAV 646 confirmed to fit for the region. Gm 18 showed a troubling sensibility to Botrytis. This negative characteristic has been improved in particular in the new clones Gm 68-10 and Gm 68-13, the latter being, in general, the most promisin

Reconstruction of Simplified Microbial Consortia to Modulate Sensory Quality of Kombucha Tea

Kombucha is a fermented tea with a long history of production and consumption. It has been gaining popularity thanks to its refreshing taste and assumed beneficial properties. The microbial community responsible for tea fermentation-acetic acid bacteria (AAB), yeasts, and lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-is mainly found embedded in an extracellular cellulosic matrix located at the liquid-air interphase. To optimize the production process and investigate the contribution of individual strains, a collection of 26 unique strains was established from an artisanal-scale kombucha production; it included 13 AAB, 12 yeasts, and one LAB. Among these, distinctive strains, namely Novacetimonas hansenii T7SS-4G1, Brettanomyces bruxellensis T7SB-5W6, and Zygosaccharomyces parabailii T7SS-4W1, were used in mono- and co-culture fermentations. The monocultures highlighted important species-specific differences in the metabolism of sugars and organic acids, while binary co-cultures demonstrated the roles played by bacteria and yeasts in the production of cellulose and typical volatile acidity. Aroma complexity and sensory perception were comparable between reconstructed (with the three strains) and native microbial consortia. This study provided a broad picture of the strains' metabolic signatures, facilitating the standardization of kombucha production in order to obtain a product with desired characteristics by modulating strains presence or abundance

The macromolecular diversity of Italian monovarietal red wines

13openInternationalItalian coauthor/editorWhile red wine phenolics have been extensively studied, polysaccharides and proteins have not received the same level of attention, especially when considering Italian wines. In this study, for the first time, quantitative and qualitative data on the macromolecular (proteins and polysaccharides) and tannin composition of 110 monovarietal red wines from 11 of the most important Italian grape varieties are reported. The winemaking did not include any filtration, oak contact, fining treatments, or ageing on yeast lees. Results highlighted a great inter- and intra- varietal diversity. The protein content ranged between 0 and 159 mg/L, polysaccharides between 211 and 1081 mg/L and total tannins between 171 and 3746 mg/L, with averages of 41 mg/L, 497 mg/L and 1687 mg/L, respectively. Six varieties with protein content representative of the variability observed were selected and submitted to electrophoresis. Within each variety, the SDS-PAGE mobility of protein-tannin complexes was similar but showed two distinct patterns for wines of different varieties (higher mobility for Corvina, Teroldego and Raboso Piave, lower mobility for Nebbiolo, Aglianico, Cannonau), suggesting that the Italian monovarietal wines can be diverse also in their colloidal-forming structures. This can be explained by looking at the different percentages of protein-reactive tannins (TBSA) on the total tannin content (TMCP), which is a varietal characteristicopenMarangon, Matteo; De Iseppi, Alberto; Gerbi, Vincenzo; Mattivi, Fulvio; Moio, Luigi; Piombino, Paola; Parpinello, Giuseppina Paola; Rolle, Luca; Slaghenaufi, Davide; Versari, Andrea; Vrhovsek, Urska; Ugliano, Maurizio; Curioni, AndreaMarangon, M.; De Iseppi, A.; Gerbi, V.; Mattivi, F.; Moio, L.; Piombino, P.; Parpinello, G.P.; Rolle, L.; Slaghenaufi, D.; Versari, A.; Vrhovsek, U.; Ugliano, M.; Curioni, A

Monoterpenoids and norisoprenoids in Italian red wines

This work aimed to investigate the occurrence of different monoterpenoids and norisoprenoids in 10 monovarietal Italian red wines (Aglianico, Cannonau, Corvina, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nerello, Primitivo, Raboso, Sangiovese and Teroldego) from 12 regions across Italy. The wines were produced in their terroirs following the oenological practices and legislation of the respective appellation. Data showed that different wine varietals were characterised by peculiar profiles of monoterpenoids and norisoprenoids. Montepulciano and Cannonau wines showed highest levels of nerol, terpinolene, α-terpineol, limonene and of the norisoprenoids β-damascenone, α-ionone, TPB, TDN and vitispirane. Aglianico, Corvina, Nebbiolo and Primitivo were characterised by relatively high levels of linear monoterpene alcohols such as linalool and geraniol. Sangiovese samples from Tuscany could be differentiated from those of Romagna, with the former characterised by a higher content of α-terpinene and the latter of γ-terpinene. The monoterpene 1,4-cineole was present in Montepulciano, Raboso and Sangiovese at potentially relevant olfactory levels, its occurrence associated with higher content of terpinen-1-ol acting as a potential precursor under wine acid condition

Multivariate prediction of Saliva Precipitation Index for relating selected chemical parameters of red wines to the sensory perception of astringency

Astringency is an essential sensory attribute of red wine closely related to the saliva precipitation upon contact with the wine. In this study a data matrix of 52 physico-chemical parameters was used to predict the Saliva Precipitation Index (SPI) in 110 Italian mono-varietal red wines using partial least squares regression (PLSr) with variable selection by Variable Importance for Projection (VIP) and the significance of regression coefficients. The final PLSr model, evaluated using a test data set, had 3 components and yielded an R2test of 0.630 and an RMSEtest of 0.994, with 19 independent variables whose regression coefficients were all significant at p < 0.05. Variables selected in the final model according to the decreasing magnitude of their absolute regression coefficient include the following: Procyanidin B1, Epicatechin terminal unit, Total aldehydes, Protein content, Vanillin assay, 520 nm, Polysaccharide content, Epigallocatechin PHL, Tartaric acid, Volatile acidity, Titratable acidity, Catechin terminal unit, Proanthocyanidin assay, pH, Tannin-Fe/Anthocyanin, Buffer capacity, Epigallocatechin PHL gallate, Catechin + epicatechin PHL, and Tannin-Fe. These results can be used to better understand the physico-chemical relationship underlying astringency in red win

Contribution to the characterization of oak wood glycosylated aroma precursors

La présence d’un métabolisme actif des bactéries lactiques dans le vin logé en fûts de chêne induit une augmentation de la concentration des composés volatils du bois. Ce phénomène a récemment été attribué à l'activité glycosidique des bactéries. Le glucoside précurseur d'un composé majeur de l’arôme boisé (whiskylactone) a déjà été identifié et quantifié dans le bois de chêne. Mais aucune donnée n'était disponible jusqu’à présent concernant l’identification formelle des précurseurs pour d’autres arômes du bois de chêne.Un premier travail a permis de montrer que les précurseurs monoglycosides n'existaient pas dans le bois de chêne, dans les spiritueux et dans le vin. L'étude a été réalisée à l’aide de la technique UPLC-FT/MS, en utilisant la vanilline-β-D-glucopyranoside, la vanilline-β-D-xylopyranoside, et la coniféraldéhyde-β-D-glucopyranoside, synthétisées par réaction par transfert de phase. Dans un deuxième temps, une purification des précurseurs glycosidiques complexes a été réalisée à l’aide de la Chromatographie de Partage Centrifuge (CPC) à partir d’un extrait de bois de chêne. Le choix du système de solvants a été basé sur une égale répartition dans les deux phases de la libération d’arômes par hydrolyse enzymatique. Cela a conduit à la détermination du nouveau concept de coefficient de partage d’activité Kca. Après purification et fractionnement, la vanilline galloylglucoside, le triméthoxyphénol-galloyl-glucoside et le macarangioside E ont été isolés du bois et identifiés par HPLC-ESI-MS et RMN. Ces précurseurs ont été quantifiés dans différentes espèces de chêne par HPLC-QqQ-MS. Ces trois composés sont les précurseurs respectivement de la vanilline, du 3,4,5-triméthoxyphénol et du 3-oxo-α-ionol. Par dégradation thermique, le macarangioside E peut conduire à la mégastigmatriénone et à la 4-oxo-isophorone, dont les notes aromatiques sont le tabac et l’encens. Ces composés complètent la connaissance que nous avons de l’arôme boisé du vin et contribuent ainsi à une meilleure compréhension de la genèse du bouquet tertiaire.The presence of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in oak barrels induces an increase in wood volatile compounds concentration. This phenomenon could be due to the glycosidic activity of LAB. The glucosidic precursor of a major woody aroma compound (oak lactone) was identified and quantified in oak wood but no data was available concerning the presence of other flavor precursors in oak wood. This study showed that monoglycosidic precursors did not exist in oak, in spirits and in wines. The study was performed by UPLC-FT/MS, using vanillin-β-D-glucopyranoside, vanillin-β-D-xylopyranoside, and coniferaldehyde-β-D-glucopyranoside as standards. These molecules were synthesized by phase transfer reaction. Purification of a vanillin glycoside precursor was done by centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC). The choice of the solvent system was based on an equal distribution in both phases of the aromas released by enzymatic hydrolysis. This led to the determination of the new concept, the activity partition coefficient Kca. After purification and fractionation, vanillin galloylglucoside, trimethoxyphenol-galloylglucoside and macarangioside E were isolated from wood and identified by HPLC-ESI-MS and NMR analysis. These precursors were quantified in different oak species by HPLC-QqQ-MS. These three compounds are precursors of vanillin, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol and 3-oxo-α-ionol respectively. The macarangioside E can lead by thermal degradation, to megastigmatrienone and 4-oxo-isophorone which have aromatic notes of tobacco and incense. These compounds are involved in the woody aroma of the wine and the genesis of the bouquet

Contribution à la caractérisation des précurseurs d’arôme glycosylés du bois de chêne

The presence of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in oak barrels induces an increase in wood volatile compounds concentration. This phenomenon could be due to the glycosidic activity of LAB. The glucosidic precursor of a major woody aroma compound (oak lactone) was identified and quantified in oak wood but no data was available concerning the presence of other flavor precursors in oak wood. This study showed that monoglycosidic precursors did not exist in oak, in spirits and in wines. The study was performed by UPLC-FT/MS, using vanillin-β-D-glucopyranoside, vanillin-β-D-xylopyranoside, and coniferaldehyde-β-D-glucopyranoside as standards. These molecules were synthesized by phase transfer reaction. Purification of a vanillin glycoside precursor was done by centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC). The choice of the solvent system was based on an equal distribution in both phases of the aromas released by enzymatic hydrolysis. This led to the determination of the new concept, the activity partition coefficient Kca. After purification and fractionation, vanillin galloylglucoside, trimethoxyphenol-galloylglucoside and macarangioside E were isolated from wood and identified by HPLC-ESI-MS and NMR analysis. These precursors were quantified in different oak species by HPLC-QqQ-MS. These three compounds are precursors of vanillin, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol and 3-oxo-α-ionol respectively. The macarangioside E can lead by thermal degradation, to megastigmatrienone and 4-oxo-isophorone which have aromatic notes of tobacco and incense. These compounds are involved in the woody aroma of the wine and the genesis of the bouquet.La présence d’un métabolisme actif des bactéries lactiques dans le vin logé en fûts de chêne induit une augmentation de la concentration des composés volatils du bois. Ce phénomène a récemment été attribué à l'activité glycosidique des bactéries. Le glucoside précurseur d'un composé majeur de l’arôme boisé (whiskylactone) a déjà été identifié et quantifié dans le bois de chêne. Mais aucune donnée n'était disponible jusqu’à présent concernant l’identification formelle des précurseurs pour d’autres arômes du bois de chêne.Un premier travail a permis de montrer que les précurseurs monoglycosides n'existaient pas dans le bois de chêne, dans les spiritueux et dans le vin. L'étude a été réalisée à l’aide de la technique UPLC-FT/MS, en utilisant la vanilline-β-D-glucopyranoside, la vanilline-β-D-xylopyranoside, et la coniféraldéhyde-β-D-glucopyranoside, synthétisées par réaction par transfert de phase. Dans un deuxième temps, une purification des précurseurs glycosidiques complexes a été réalisée à l’aide de la Chromatographie de Partage Centrifuge (CPC) à partir d’un extrait de bois de chêne. Le choix du système de solvants a été basé sur une égale répartition dans les deux phases de la libération d’arômes par hydrolyse enzymatique. Cela a conduit à la détermination du nouveau concept de coefficient de partage d’activité Kca. Après purification et fractionnement, la vanilline galloylglucoside, le triméthoxyphénol-galloyl-glucoside et le macarangioside E ont été isolés du bois et identifiés par HPLC-ESI-MS et RMN. Ces précurseurs ont été quantifiés dans différentes espèces de chêne par HPLC-QqQ-MS. Ces trois composés sont les précurseurs respectivement de la vanilline, du 3,4,5-triméthoxyphénol et du 3-oxo-α-ionol. Par dégradation thermique, le macarangioside E peut conduire à la mégastigmatriénone et à la 4-oxo-isophorone, dont les notes aromatiques sont le tabac et l’encens. Ces composés complètent la connaissance que nous avons de l’arôme boisé du vin et contribuent ainsi à une meilleure compréhension de la genèse du bouquet tertiaire

Contribution to the characterization of oak wood glycosylated aroma precursors

La présence d’un métabolisme actif des bactéries lactiques dans le vin logé en fûts de chêne induit une augmentation de la concentration des composés volatils du bois. Ce phénomène a récemment été attribué à l'activité glycosidique des bactéries. Le glucoside précurseur d'un composé majeur de l’arôme boisé (whiskylactone) a déjà été identifié et quantifié dans le bois de chêne. Mais aucune donnée n'était disponible jusqu’à présent concernant l’identification formelle des précurseurs pour d’autres arômes du bois de chêne.Un premier travail a permis de montrer que les précurseurs monoglycosides n'existaient pas dans le bois de chêne, dans les spiritueux et dans le vin. L'étude a été réalisée à l’aide de la technique UPLC-FT/MS, en utilisant la vanilline-β-D-glucopyranoside, la vanilline-β-D-xylopyranoside, et la coniféraldéhyde-β-D-glucopyranoside, synthétisées par réaction par transfert de phase. Dans un deuxième temps, une purification des précurseurs glycosidiques complexes a été réalisée à l’aide de la Chromatographie de Partage Centrifuge (CPC) à partir d’un extrait de bois de chêne. Le choix du système de solvants a été basé sur une égale répartition dans les deux phases de la libération d’arômes par hydrolyse enzymatique. Cela a conduit à la détermination du nouveau concept de coefficient de partage d’activité Kca. Après purification et fractionnement, la vanilline galloylglucoside, le triméthoxyphénol-galloyl-glucoside et le macarangioside E ont été isolés du bois et identifiés par HPLC-ESI-MS et RMN. Ces précurseurs ont été quantifiés dans différentes espèces de chêne par HPLC-QqQ-MS. Ces trois composés sont les précurseurs respectivement de la vanilline, du 3,4,5-triméthoxyphénol et du 3-oxo-α-ionol. Par dégradation thermique, le macarangioside E peut conduire à la mégastigmatriénone et à la 4-oxo-isophorone, dont les notes aromatiques sont le tabac et l’encens. Ces composés complètent la connaissance que nous avons de l’arôme boisé du vin et contribuent ainsi à une meilleure compréhension de la genèse du bouquet tertiaire.The presence of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in oak barrels induces an increase in wood volatile compounds concentration. This phenomenon could be due to the glycosidic activity of LAB. The glucosidic precursor of a major woody aroma compound (oak lactone) was identified and quantified in oak wood but no data was available concerning the presence of other flavor precursors in oak wood. This study showed that monoglycosidic precursors did not exist in oak, in spirits and in wines. The study was performed by UPLC-FT/MS, using vanillin-β-D-glucopyranoside, vanillin-β-D-xylopyranoside, and coniferaldehyde-β-D-glucopyranoside as standards. These molecules were synthesized by phase transfer reaction. Purification of a vanillin glycoside precursor was done by centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC). The choice of the solvent system was based on an equal distribution in both phases of the aromas released by enzymatic hydrolysis. This led to the determination of the new concept, the activity partition coefficient Kca. After purification and fractionation, vanillin galloylglucoside, trimethoxyphenol-galloylglucoside and macarangioside E were isolated from wood and identified by HPLC-ESI-MS and NMR analysis. These precursors were quantified in different oak species by HPLC-QqQ-MS. These three compounds are precursors of vanillin, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol and 3-oxo-α-ionol respectively. The macarangioside E can lead by thermal degradation, to megastigmatrienone and 4-oxo-isophorone which have aromatic notes of tobacco and incense. These compounds are involved in the woody aroma of the wine and the genesis of the bouquet