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Introduction to Oxidation in Wine. Andrew L. Waterhouse Department of Viticulture & Enology University of California, Davis. Oxidation Avoidance. Traditional limit to wine preservation Current technology can exclude oxygen Wine oxidation - a fault?. Manage Wine Oxidation.
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Introduction to Oxidation in Wine Andrew L. Waterhouse Department of Viticulture & Enology University of California, Davis
Oxidation Avoidance • Traditional limit to wine preservation • Current technology can exclude oxygen • Wine oxidation - a fault?
Manage Wine Oxidation • At crush / press • Anaerobic press to hyperoxidation • Fermentation • Add oxygen for yeast, reductive aromas • Post fermentation/s • Micro-ox, barrels, racking • In bottle • Affects flavor development
Oxygen Measurement • Standard meter • Limit of Detection ~0.5 ppm • Orbisphere or other Clark electrode • LOD ~2 ppb • Nomasense, Mocon, others • Oxydots, fiber optic measure-contact not needed! 10 ppb • Temperature sensitive!
Antioxidants • SO2 • Ascorbic acid • Glutathione
Oxygen reacts with phenols to yield quinone and hydrogen peroxide Hydrogen peroxide oxidizes ethanol to acetaldehyde Wine Oxidation Chemistry
Known Oxidation Products • Quinones • Thiol adducts • Coupling Products • Aldehydes • Acetaldehyde • Glyoxylic Acid • (Tartaric Acid product) • Flavonoid coupling
Oxidative Changes in Wine • Formation of quinones from catechols • React with thiols, SO2, ascorbate, phenolics • Fenton oxidation of alcohols • Formation of aldehydes • Reactions of all other substances
Sulfur Dioxide and Oxygen • Sulfite is the sink for oxidation • O2 + 2 SO2 2 SO3 • 1 mg of O2 will consume 4 mg SO2 • SO3 + H2O H2SO4
Generation of quinone and hydrogen peroxide from dioxygen Polyphenols are Pro-oxidants
Nikolantonaki , ACA 660: 102 (10) Blanchard, AJEV 55:115 (04) Catechin + 3-Mercaptohexanol
Catechin dimer in model juice • Poupard, J Chrom A, 1179: 161 (08)
Pyruvic Observed in wine Reacts with anthocyanins to make wine pigments Glyoxylic Observed in wine Condenses with flavan-3-ols Oxidation of Wine Acids (Alcohols) to Carbonyls
“D-ring” formation by acetaldehyde and pyruvate Aldehyde Pigment Reactions
Alcohol Oxidations with ∙OH • Aldehydes known oxidation products
Wine Oxidation • Aroma and color changes • Can be managed • A few key steps need better understanding • Many current investigations • State of the art and practice today