Macrowine 2021
IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 Red wine astringency: correlations between chemical and sensory features

Red wine astringency: correlations between chemical and sensory features

Abstract

Astringency is a crucial sensory attribute typically described as the drying and/or puckering sensation occurring after the consumption of tannin-rich foods and beverages. In this study, thirty-seven red wines from different varieties, origins and styles were evaluated, analyzing both chemical and sensory features. Principal Component Analysis was used for dimensionality-reduction and for correlating selected chemical parameters against astringency. The results showed that tannin content was the most important chemical parameter influencing overall astringency but more clearly the dryness sub-quality, followed by pH, titratable acidity and alcohol content. A further evaluation compared the performance of two widely employed methods for tannin determination (i.e., methylcellulose and Harbertson-Adams assays), as predictors of wine astringency, showing differences as astringency estimators; with lower variability of HA in the low and mid tannin concentration range and MCP at high tannin concentrations. Interestingly, the fitted curve for HA vs. astringency exhibited a sigmoidal behavior, where diversion from linearity might be due to a protein precipitation threshold, as well as a maximum tannin concentration beyond which sensorial saturation may be reached.

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Publication date: September 28, 2021

Issue: Macrowine 2021

Type: Article

Authors

Carolina Pavez , Carolina Pavez1, Beatriz Gonzalez-Muñoz1,2, Jose A. O’Brien1,2, V. Felipe Laurie3, Fernando Osorio4, Emerson Núñez4, Ricardo E. Vega5, Edmundo Bordeu1, Natalia Brossard 1* 

1 Departamento de Fruticultura y Enología, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2 Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
3 Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Talca
4 Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos, Facultad Tecnológica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
5 Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

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Keywords

tannin, precipitation methods, chemometric analysis, phenols

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