Analytical Innovations in Wine Production

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Drinks and Liquid Nutrition".

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Centre Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Edifício Ferreira Lapa, Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: oenology; wine technology; wine chemistry; wine quality and authenticity; wine stabilization; wine aging; mineral elements composition; isotopic composition; analytical methods

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Dear Colleagues,

Within the wine industry, the chemical complexity of the wine matrix makes the monitoring of the winemaking process, from the grapes to the final product, of utmost importance, its production involving the strict examination of a series of chemical parameters along the chain. On-field monitoring (on the vineyard and winery scale) and real-time analyses are major assets for the optimization of the technological processes (improving the use of resources), to control the quality and support decision making. Instrumental, automated and multiparametric analyses, including enzymatic methods and infrared spectroscopy-based methods, have increased in laboratories, and analytical methodologies combining high-sample throughput and an improved “green character” are on-demand. Additionally, the wine industry is not absent from the influence of biosensor developments. Another challenging topic is the development of advanced analytical methodologies for the assessment of wine authenticity and optimization of wine traceability tools. This Special Issue is dedicated to scientific research regarding analytical techniques/methodologies for monitoring the winemaking process, characterization and quality control, including the authenticity of the grapes, wines and other vitivinicultural products such as wine spirits. Original research and review papers concerning all the above aspects, in a broader perspective, are welcome in this Special Issue of Foods.

Prof. Dr. Sofia Catarino
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Keywords

  • wine analysis
  • quality control
  • automation
  • on-field monitoring
  • green analytical chemistry
  • authenticity

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Shedding Light on Metals Release from Chestnut Wood to Wine Spirit Using ICP-MS
by Sofia Catarino, Vasiliki Thanasi, Gael Morin, Ofélia Anjos, Tiago A. Fernandes, Ilda Caldeira, Laurent Fargeton, Benjamin Boissier and Sara Canas
Foods 2022, 11(22), 3617; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11223617 - 12 Nov 2022
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Possible effects caused by mineral elements during wine spirit ageing are diverse. In this study, the evolution of the mineral composition of wine spirit during ageing with chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) wood was investigated. A wine distillate was aged in 250 L [...] Read more.
Possible effects caused by mineral elements during wine spirit ageing are diverse. In this study, the evolution of the mineral composition of wine spirit during ageing with chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) wood was investigated. A wine distillate was aged in 250 L wooden barrels (traditional ageing) and in 50 L glass demijohns with wood staves and micro-oxygenation (alternative ageing). Sampling was performed after 21, 60, 180, 270, and 365 days of ageing. The elemental composition of the wine spirits, including alkaline, alkaline earth metals, and heavy metals, was assessed by quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (Q-ICP-MS). For most of the elements, no significant differences between wine spirits from distinct ageing modalities were observed. Ageing time had significant effect on most of them, with different trends and distinct magnitude of changes, depending on each specific element. The concentrations of the mineral elements found in the wine spirits were very low, especially those of heavy metals, which is quite positive in terms of quality and food safety. Novel information on metals released from chestnut wood to wine spirits confirms its appropriateness for ageing this beverage. Full article
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