Decrease of Wine Volatile Aroma Esters by Oxidation

  • M. Patrianakou Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Greece
  • I.G. Roussis Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Greece
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21548/34-2-1100

Abstract

The effect of oxidation on the levels of wine volatile aroma esters was studied. Chardonnay wine was
bottled either in the presence of nitrogen or air in the headspace. Moreover, Fe II was added to the wine
and the bottles were closed in the presence of air. Absorbance values were recorded at 420 nm (browning
index), while volatile esters were evaluated during storage using SPME/GC-MS. During wine storage of
up to nine months, wines bottled in the presence of air exhibited higher browning indexes and lower
levels of several esters, such ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl octanoate and ethyl
decanoate, in comparison to wines bottled under nitrogen. Addition of Fe II led to higher browning indexes
and lower levels of several esters during wine storage. In addition, Fe II was added along with H2O2 to
Chardonnay wine and the bottles were closed in the presence of air. These additions led to wines with
higher browning indexes and lower levels of several esters during wine storage up to 40 days. The present
results demonstrate that wine volatile aroma esters can be decreased by oxidation under semi-oxidative
and forced oxidative conditions. As a result, oxidation should be taken into account in the decrease of
aroma esters during wine storage.

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Published
2013-08-23
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Vol. 34 No. 2 (2013)
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