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Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices

Thesis (PhD (Food Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.

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Main Author: De Beer, Dalene
Other Authors: Joubert, E.
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Published: Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch 2008
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1300 Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices De Beer, Dalene Joubert, E. Marais, Jeannine Manley, Marena University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Agrisciences. Dept. of Food Science. Wine -- Health aspects Wine and wine making Phenols -- Health aspects Antioxidants Viticulture Food Science Thesis (PhD (Food Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. The aim of the study was to provide the South African wine industry with guidelines for the production of Pinotage wines with optimal total antioxidant capacity (TAC), while retaining sensory quality. The contribution of individual phenolic compounds to the wine TAC is important in this regard. The wine TAC was measured with the 2,2 -azino-di(3-ethylbenzo-thiazoline-sulphonic acid radical cation) (ABTS +) scavenging assay. The contributions of individual phenolic compounds to the wine TAC were calculated from their content in the wines and the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) of pure phenolic standards. The effects of climate region, vine structure, enological techniques (pre-fermentation maceration, juice/skin mixing, addition of commercial tannins, extended maceration) and maturation (oak barrels, alternative oak products, oxygenation) on the phenolic composition, TAC and sensory quality of Pinotage wines were also investigated. The TEAC values of quercetin-3-galactoside, isorhamnetin and peonidin-3-glucoside were reported for the first time. TEAC values observed for most compounds were much lower than those reported previously, although TEAC values for gallic acid, caftaric acid, caffeic acid and kaempferol were consistent with some previous reports. Caftaric acid and malvidin-3-glucoside were the largest contributors to the wine TAC. The contents of monomeric phenolic compounds and procyanidin B1, however, only explained a small amount (between 11 and 24%) of the wine TAC, with the remaining TAC attributed to oligomeric and polymeric phenolic compounds and other unknown compounds. Some synergy between different monomeric phenolic compounds was also demonstrated. All the viticultural and enological factors investigated affected the phenolic composition of Pinotage wines, while the wine TAC was only affected by some treatments. Changes in wine TAC could not always be explained by changes in phenolic composition as the contribution of oligomeric, polymeric and unknown compounds could not be assessed, but could play a large role. Differences in wine colour were also difficult to explain due to the large number of factors involved and the dark wine colour, which made objective measurements difficult. The concentration of vitisin A, an orange-red pyranoanthocyanin, was increased consistently as a result of prefermentation maceration treatments and affected the wine colour of oxygenated wines. Increased wine TAC was observed when cultivating Pinotage grapes on bush vines and in cooler climatic regions, compared to cultivation on trellised vines in warmer climatic regions. All the climatic regions and vine structure treatments, however, resulted in wines with good sensory quality. In terms of enological techniques, pumping-over, as opposed to punching-down and rotor treatments, is not recommended as a juice/skin mixing technique, due to reduced wine TAC, colour and sensory quality. Pre-fermentation maceration, addition of commercial tannin preparations, and oak maturation using traditional and alternative treatments, resulted in improved sensory quality, but with no change in wine TAC. However, optimisation of the tannin addition protocol may result in increased wine TAC if additions are made after fermentation or higher dosages are used. Oxygenation of Pinotage wine needs further investigation to optimise the protocol, as improvements to the wine colour and fullness were observed for some treatments, but loss of sensory quality and TAC were observed in most cases. Doctoral 2008-01-29T08:01:30Z 2010-06-01T08:17:59Z 2008-01-29T08:01:30Z 2010-06-01T08:17:59Z 2006-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1300 en University of Stellenbosch 5458697 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch
spellingShingle Wine -- Health aspects
Wine and wine making
Phenols -- Health aspects
Antioxidants
Viticulture
Food Science
De Beer, Dalene
Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices
title Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices
title_full Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices
title_fullStr Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices
title_full_unstemmed Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices
title_short Antioxidant capacity of Pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices
title_sort antioxidant capacity of pinotage wine as affected by viticultural and enological practices
topic Wine -- Health aspects
Wine and wine making
Phenols -- Health aspects
Antioxidants
Viticulture
Food Science
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1300
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