Worldwide Inquiries into Natural Eternity—Wine: Chemical Composition, Stability, Health Benefits, and Authenticity Issues
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Analytical Methods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 5003
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food chemistry; food analysis; food authentication; food technology; food packaging; nutritional aspects of foods; fermented products; natural antioxidants
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Special Issue Information
Wine is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages known to humanity, and it is quite a complex matrix. It is probably the beverage with the most sophisticated diversity, which in turn attracts enormous attention from consumers worldwide, across many cultures, and requires it to undergo meticulous “screening” processes by the research society. The composition and stable properties of wine can be affected by both viticultural (climate, soil, water, grape variety, grape-growing practices, etc.) and enological factors (condition of grapes, fermentation, post-fermentation treatments, aging, etc.). Furthermore, proper consumption of wine, especially red wine, has been associated with numerous health benefits. Nutraceuticals are the focus of much research, and have gained recognition from researchers and consumers alike. At the same time, chemometrics is the primary tool that researchers use to efficiently allocate the investigated matrix into a specific group (geographical origin or varietal origin), and highlight, among other things, the specific product status, such as PDO (protected designation of origin) and PGI (protected geographical indication), and even the special nutritional character. Considering the aforementioned points, the aim of this Special Issue is to collect the most recent studies dealing with the compositional characterization, authentication, and the potential use of different wine varieties as an elixir of youth and a natural “ticket to eternity”.
Dr. Ioannis K. Karabagias
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wine
- varietal composition
- stability
- health benefits
- chemometrics
- authenticity
