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The importance of the physicochemical composition of wine on the score awarded in an official contest

Abstract

The quality of wine is difficult to define. This is most certainly accredited to everyone´s different perception of quality. Some of the indicators of high-quality wines are color complexity and balance. Color is one of the most crucial attributes of quality, not only for the obvious implications for their perception but also because they are indicators of other aspects related to its aroma and taste. In addition to color, wine aroma is another important attribute linked with quality and consumer preferences. Most of the compounds responsible for wine aroma are volatile molecules and can be classified into chemical families, such as alcohols, esters, nitrogen compounds, terpenes, phenols, etc. The most common way to classify wines according to their quality is by means of sensory analysis. But, is there any relation between the physicochemical composition of the wines and the scores given by the experts? The objective of this work was to study the relationship between chromatic and aromatic profiles and the sensory scores awarded in a wine contest for sixty-seven Monastrell wines (young wines without wood contact, young wines with wood contact and wines with long wood aging). Physicochemical, chromatic and aromatic-active compounds were measured by spectrophotometric and SPME‐GC/MS determinations and were correlated with the sensory scores. The statistical analysis of the results showed a significant correlation between some of the parameters determined and the score obtained, highlighting the positive and significant correlation between the total score awarded by judges and the parameters of color intensity and total polyphenol index of the wines. The higher scores were associated with the higher phenolic and tannin content, wines with long oak aging obtained the best correlation for both parameters (TPI and total tannin). No significant correlation was observed between the overall score of the wines and any of the families of aroma compounds studied. However, we could find a significant positive correlation between the aromatic composition of the wines and their price. As a conclusion our results showed that certain sensory characteristics appeared to be more important when judging the overall quality of the wine, the better relationships being found in the wines with long oak aging.

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Publication date: June 13, 2022

Issue: WAC 2022

Type: Article

Authors

Alejandro Martínez-Moreno, Martínez-Pérez P, Bautista-Ortin

Presenting author

Alejandro Martínez-Moreno – Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain

 A.B., Gomez-Plaza, E | Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain 

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Keywords

Monastrell, chromatic composition, Wine contest, sensory analysis

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IVES Conference Series | WAC 2022

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