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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 SHIRAZ FLAVONOID EXTRACTABILITY IMPACTED BY HIGH AND EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURES

SHIRAZ FLAVONOID EXTRACTABILITY IMPACTED BY HIGH AND EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURES

Abstract

Climate change is leading to an increase in average temperature and in the severity and occurrence of heatwaves, and is already disrupting grapevine phenology. In Australia, with the evolution of the weather of grape growing regions that are already warm and hot, berry composition including flavonoids, for which biosynthesis depends on bunch microclimate, are expected to be impacted [1]. These compounds, such as anthocyanins and tannins, contribute substantially to grape and wine quality. The goal of this research was to determine how flavonoid extraction is impacted when bunches are ex-posed to high (>35 °C) and extreme high (>45 °C) temperatures during berry development and maturity. The sole effect of temperature was investigated on well-irrigated potted Shiraz grapevines grown in a glasshouse, where either the whole vine or bunches-only were heated using fans. For both experiments, berries were sampled at harvest, peeled, ground and total flavonoids were extracted using 60% acetone [2]. Two additional assays evaluated the potential temperature impact on subsequent wine composition using wine-like extraction (15% ethanol) [3] or micro-scale winemaking. Detailed tannin composition was primarily determined by LC-MS/MS after phloroglucinolysis [2], with complementary total tannin concentration (methyl cellulose precipitable assay). Secondary metabolites such as phenolic acid and anthocyanins were also analyzed.

The present work showed that short spells of high temperature may not impact on skin and seed tannin extractability when assessed on visually undamaged berries by harvest. Indeed, while total skin tannin concentrations, extracted with 60% acetone, were clearly reduced by a rise of temperature around véraison, skin extractable tannin (15% ethanol) and seed tannin concentrations were not impacted. In damaged berries at harvest, skin tannins were dramatically reduced while seed tannins were mostly preserved. Wine quality, made with a mix of heat-damaged and undamaged berries, was significantly reduced when about 20% (by mass) of the berries were visually damaged and necrotic, corresponding to about 50% of damaged berries (in number). Maintaining wine quality under a changing climate with more frequent extreme events leading to heat stress and/or water stress is challenging. However, this study showed that the impact of heatwaves in the vineyard may be compensated by a better extraction during winemaking and require further investigations at winery scales.

 

1. Gouot, J. C., Smith, J. P., Holzapfel, B. P., Walker, A. R., & Barril, C. (2019d). Grape berry flavonoids: a review of their biochemical responses to high and extreme high temperatures. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70(2), 397-423
2. Pinasseau, L., Verbaere, A., Roques, M., Meudec, E., Vallverdú-Queralt, A., Terrier, N., Boulet, J.-C., Cheynier, V., & Sommerer, N. (2016). A fast and robust UHPLC-MRM-MS method to characterize and quantify grape skin tannins after chemical depolymerization. Molecules, 21(10), 1409.
3. Bindon, K. A., Kassara, S., & Smith, P. A. (2017). Towards a model of grape tannin extraction under wine-like conditions: the role of suspended mesocarp material and anthocyanin concentration. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 23(1), 22-32 

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Publication date: February 9, 2024

Issue: OENO Macrowine 2023

Type: Poster

Authors

Julia GOUOT1,2, Jason SMITH1,4, Bruno HOLZAPFEL5, Celia BARRIL1,3

1. School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
2. Current address : Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, INRAE, OENO, UMR 1366, ISVV, F-33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
3. Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
4. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Orange, New South Wales, 2800, Australia
5. Wagga Wagga Agriculture Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia

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Keywords

Extractability, High temperature, Flavonoids, Tannins

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IVES Conference Series | oeno macrowine 2023 | oeno-macrowine

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