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Investigating the relationship between grape cell wall polysaccharide composition and the extractability of phenolic compounds into Shiraz wines. Part I: Vintage and ripeness effects

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Julia Schuckel, Professor William WillatsORCiD

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Abstract

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Phenolic compounds play an important role in colour stability and sensory properties of red wine. This study evaluated berry skin cell wall composition and how this influences grape and wine phenolics at different ripeness levels (21°Brix, 23°Brix, and 25°Brix) over two consecutive vintages. The vintage effect was highly significant, especially in the pectin fraction of the grape cell walls and affected the concentrations of certain phenolics extracted. The climatic variance between the seasons might have influenced the differences observed in the grape cell wall compositions. Firstly, a higher grape and wine phenolic content, especially in polymeric phenols, was found in 2015 wines. Additionally, grape berry cell walls, especially at the earliest stages of ripening, were found to be more intact in 2015 than in 2016. Thus, a possible relationship was found between the degree of berry intactness, especially for pectin-rich components, and the corresponding phenolic extractability during the winemaking.

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Author(s): Garrido-Banuelos G, Buica A, Schuckel J, Zietsman AJJ, Willats WGT, Moore JP, Du Toit WJ

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Food Chemistry

Year: 2019

Volume: 278

Pages: 36-46

Print publication date: 25/04/2019

Online publication date: 30/10/2018

Acceptance date: 29/10/2018

ISSN (print): 0308-8146

ISSN (electronic): 1873-7072

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.10.134

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.10.134

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