Grapevine Breeding and Oenological Potential

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Viticulture".

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Vegetal Production Area, University of Cadiz, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), IVAGRO, P.O. Box 40, Puerto Real, 11510 Cadiz, Spain
Interests: bee pollen; oenology; alcoholic fermentation; white winemaking; red winemaking; volatile compounds in wines; sensory analysis of wines; physical-chemical analysis of wines; characterization of vine varieties; study of the oenological potential of vine varieties
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Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Vegetal Production Area, University of Cadiz, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), IVAGRO, P.O. Box 40, Puerto Real, 11510 Cadiz, Spain
Interests: Vitis vinifera; grapevine; interspecific hybrids; somatic variants; germplasm bank; molecular marker; viticulture
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Dear Colleagues,

Grapevine is one of the most widely cultivated and highest worldwide economic value horticultural crops. Developing new grape varieties has long been a major research focus supporting the viticulture industry in different countries. In some European countries, clonal selection has meant improvement in the breeding of many vine varieties, leading to the development of new types of wine.

Currently, large berry size with muscat flavour, firm texture, early maturation and seedlessness are the main breeding properties for table grapes. On the other hand, wine grape breeding programs are focusing on wine quality, disease resistance, cold hardiness and climate change adaptation. The analysis of aroma compounds, polyphenolic and amino acid profiles, as well as the analysis on other compounds and physicochemical and sensorial parameters, revealed the oenological potential of many of these new varieties.

In this Special Issue, we intended to accommodate those studies that could be of great interest for the study of vine variety development, as well as those based on the analysis of its oenological potential. In this way, this Special Issue could contribute to the growth and enrichment of current viticulture and oenological expertise.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Amores-Arrocha
Prof. Dr. Ana Jiménez-Cantizano
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Keywords

  • grapevine breeding
  • clonal selection
  • oenological potential
  • vine varieties
  • table grape
  • viticulture
  • winemaking

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Preliminary Study of Enological Potential and Volatile Compounds of Tintilla de Rota Somatic Variant Grown in a Warm Climate
by Cristina Lasanta, Antonio Amores-Arrocha, Ildefonso Caro and Pau Sancho-Galán
Horticulturae 2022, 8(8), 674; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080674 - 24 Jul 2022
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In an enological market notable for its use of universal varieties, the enological potential of the somatic variant Tintilla de Rota has been studied in a warm climate area from where it originates and has been compared with three universal cultivars and with [...] Read more.
In an enological market notable for its use of universal varieties, the enological potential of the somatic variant Tintilla de Rota has been studied in a warm climate area from where it originates and has been compared with three universal cultivars and with a reference cultivar in Spain. It has been found that Tintilla de Rota is a grapevine cultivar that can adapt easily to the area where it has been grown traditionally, achieving adequate pH and acidity values while maintaining a moderate sugar content compared to the other varieties studied. Additionally, it has shown high anthocyanin content. In terms of aromatic composition, it has exhibited a content equal to or even higher than the other varieties analyzed in this study in most of the aromatic families studied, with a higher content of compounds such as 1-octanol, benzyl alcohol and citronellol, which can lead to wines with an interesting and distinguished aromatic profile. All these facts confirm the interest in the use of this cultivar and the importance of recovering and enhancing the value of autochthonous cultivars as opposed to other so-called universal varieties. Full article
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Influence of Different Defoliation Timings on Quality and Phenolic Composition of the Wines Produced from the Serbian Autochthonous Variety Prokupac (Vitis vinifera L.)
by Dušica Ćirković, Saša Matijašević, Bratislav Ćirković, Darko Laketić, Zoran Jovanović, Boban Kostić, Zoran Bešlić, Milica Sredojević, Živoslav Tešić, Tijana Banjanac and Uroš Gašić
Horticulturae 2022, 8(4), 296; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8040296 - 31 Mar 2022
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The variety Prokupac is the dominant variety in the vineyards of Southern Serbia, which produces quality wines of characteristic and unique tastes. In the agroecological conditions of the Prokuplje vine district, the influence of manual defoliation on the phenolic profile of the wine [...] Read more.
The variety Prokupac is the dominant variety in the vineyards of Southern Serbia, which produces quality wines of characteristic and unique tastes. In the agroecological conditions of the Prokuplje vine district, the influence of manual defoliation on the phenolic profile of the wine produced from the variety Prokupac was examined. Four experimental treatments with different timings of manual defoliation were applied: early defoliation—treatment I, early defoliation—treatment II, late defoliation—treatment III and the control. The phenolic profile of the wine was determined for the three treatments of defoliation and the control treatment. Additionally, a multivariate analysis was applied on the obtained results, together with already published data (grape seeds and skins phenolic profiles). Identification and quantification of the phenolic compounds was performed using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) with an ultraviolet multi-diode detector (DAD) and mass detector with three analyzers—triple quadrupole (QQQ). Based on the obtained results, it was determined that there are significant differences between the experimental treatments in the content of individual polyphenols, total polyphenols and the antioxidant capacity. Twenty (20) phenolic compounds were identified in the wine samples of the experimental treatments. Defoliation significantly affected the variations of the contents of phenolic acids and flavonoids. In treatment III, the highest content of gallic acid was obtained, while the treatments with early defoliation did not differ in relation to the control sample. Early defoliation in treatments I and II had an effect on the phenolic composition of the wine by favoring the accumulation of flavonol, while the content of hydroxycinnamic acid and total anthocyanins (TAC) was higher in treatment III. The TAC increases with later defoliation. The wines obtained by the defoliation treatments did not show higher antioxidant activity compared to the control sample. A principal component analysis resulted in clustering of the samples based on the phenolic components characteristic for each group of samples. Full article
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Analysis of Compounds with Oenological Interest in Somatic Variants of Grapevines
by Ana Jiménez-Cantizano, Pau Sancho-Galán, Gerardo F. Barbero, Víctor Palacios and Antonio Amores-Arrocha
Horticulturae 2022, 8(1), 22; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8010022 - 24 Dec 2021
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Grapevine varieties can be identified genetically by microsatellite markers. However, these molecular markers are not available to discriminate between somatic mutations that give rise to clones. Therefore, the study of compounds with oenological interest could be used to identify variability in grapevine somatic [...] Read more.
Grapevine varieties can be identified genetically by microsatellite markers. However, these molecular markers are not available to discriminate between somatic mutations that give rise to clones. Therefore, the study of compounds with oenological interest could be used to identify variability in grapevine somatic variants. In this research, sugars (glucose, fructose), acids (tartaric and malic acid) and polyphenols (22 phenolic compounds, including 13 anthocyanins) were analyzed in grape berries of two somatic variants known with different names—‘Graciano’ and ‘Tintilla de Rota’—cultivated in the same vineyard under warm climate conditions. The organic acid results show significant differences between the performance of the two accessions. Regarding phenolic compound (excluding anthocyanins) content, significant differences were observed between the two accessions. Kaempferol, caftaric acid and epicatechin were the compounds responsible for the reported differences. Differences in anthocyanin content showed opposite behavior between ‘Tintilla de Rota’ and ‘Graciano’. In this sense, ‘Graciano’ accession showed an increase in all forms of anthocyanins, with a remarkable increment of peonidin 3-O-glucoside. Principal component analysis of polyphenolic compounds revealed clearly distinguished behaviors concerning these compounds, besides showing similar tendencies between the two accessions during the ripening stage. These results could allow for the discrimination of the two accessions into somatic variants highlighting their individual identity. Full article
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SNPs Associated with Foliar Phylloxera Tolerance in Hybrid Grape Populations Carrying Introgression from Muscadinia
by Irina Vasylyk, Svetlana Gorislavets, Elena Matveikina, Ekaterina Lushchay, Kirill Lytkin, Elizaveta Grigoreva, Dmitry Karzhaev, Vladimir Volkov, Vitalii Volodin, Gennady Spotar, Valentina Risovannaya, Vladimir Likhovskoi, Vladimir Volynkin and Elena Potokina
Horticulturae 2022, 8(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8010016 - 23 Dec 2021
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Leaf-feeding phylloxera decreases the photosynthetic activity of a grape plant, leading to decreasing number of fruit buds. In addition, phylloxera larvae emerging from the leaf galls may colonize the roots, negatively affecting the growth of the grape plant. In this study, we evaluated [...] Read more.
Leaf-feeding phylloxera decreases the photosynthetic activity of a grape plant, leading to decreasing number of fruit buds. In addition, phylloxera larvae emerging from the leaf galls may colonize the roots, negatively affecting the growth of the grape plant. In this study, we evaluated host tolerance of three grapevine hybrid populations obtained from crossing of the same maternal grapevine M. no. 31-77-10 with interspecific hybrids carrying introgressions from Muscadinia and other North American Vitis species against leaf-feeding grape phylloxera. Combining genotyping data of the populations obtained with 12,734 SNPs and their resistance phenotypes evaluated in the laboratory experiment, we performed an association study. As the result of GWAS, nine SNPs with the lowest significant p-values were discovered in the whole sample of 139 hybrids as associated with variation of the scores ‘the percentage of infested leaves’ and ‘intensity of gall formation’. Three of the SNPs on LG 7 were located in the same chromosome interval where a major QTL (RDV6) for root phylloxera resistance was reported from Muscadine background. Two SNPs on LG 8 were detected within the gene, encoding E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase UPL4 involved in apoptosis. SNPs detected on LG 13 and LG 18 may overlap with the previously reported QTLs for phylloxera resistance inherited from V. cinerea. Full article
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