Aroma compounds and characteristics of noble-rot wines of Chardonnay grapes artificially botrytized in the vineyard

Xing jie Wang, Yong sheng Tao*, Yun Wu, Rong yan An, Zhuo ya Yue

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Abstract

Aroma characteristics and their impact volatile components of noble-rot wines elaborated from artificial botrytized Chardonnay grapes, obtained by spraying Botrytis cinerea suspension in Yuquan vineyard, Ningxia, China, were explored in this work. Dry white wine made from normal-harvested grapes and sweet wine produced from delay-harvested grapes were compared. Wine aromas were analysed by trained sensory panelists, and aroma compounds were determined by SPME-GC–MS. Results indicated that esters, fatty acids, thiols, lactones, volatile phenols and 2-nonanone increased markedly in noble-rot wines. In addition to typical aromas of noble-rot wines, artificial noble-rot wines were found to contain significant cream and dry apricot attributes. Partial Least-Squares Regression models of aroma characteristics against aroma components revealed that non-fermentative odorants were the primary contributor to dry apricot attribute, especially, thiols, C13-norisoprenoids, lactones, terpenols and phenolic acid derivatives, while cream attribute was dependent on both fermentative and non-fermentative volatile components.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-50
Number of pages10
JournalFood Chemistry
Volume226
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Artificially botrytized grapes
  • Botrytis cinerea
  • Partial Least-Squares Regression (PLSR)
  • Sensory analysis
  • Wine aroma

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