Macrowine 2021
IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 Which heat test really represents the haze risk of a white Sauvignon wine ?

Which heat test really represents the haze risk of a white Sauvignon wine ?

Abstract

AIM: Different heat tests are used to predict a white wine haze risk after bottling. The most used tests are 30-60 min. at 80°C. Nevertheless, there is a lack of information about the relationship between the wine haze observed after such tests and the turbidities observed in the bottles after the storage/transport of the wines in more realistic Summer conditions (35-46°C during 3-12 days).

 METHODS: 24 Sauvignon wines (Loire Valley – France) produced during the vintages 2018 and 2019 were studied. Six heat tests were applied on during 5-30-60 min. at 80°C and during 30-60-120 min. at 50°C. The results were compared with the turbidity reached by the wines under Summer conditions (35 to 46°C, from 1 to 14 days) and representing 6 tests too. The Pearson correlation coefficients (PCC) were calculated for all of these 12 heat tests when compared two by two.

RESULTS: The turbidities of the wines subjected to Summer temperature conditions (35-43°C) were highly correlated with the turbidities developed by the Sauvignon wines after heating 30 or 60 min. at 50°C (0.980

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Publication date: September 7, 2021

Issue: Macrowine 2021

Type: Article

Authors

Marchal Richard

Laboratoire d’Œnologie, Université de Reims, Reims, France. LVBE, Université de Haute-Alsace, Colmar, France., Lecomte Marine  Laboratoire d’Œnologie, Université de Reims, Reims, France. LVBE, Université de Haute-Alsace, Colmar, France.  Salmon Thomas Laboratoire d’Œnologie, Université de Reims, Reims, France. LVBE, Université de Haute-Alsace, Colmar, France.  Robillard Bertrand Institut Oenologique de Champagne, Mardeuil, France.

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Keywords

wine haze, heat tests, sauvignon, pearson correlations

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