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. 2020 Sep 1;9(9):1208.
doi: 10.3390/foods9091208.

Impact of Bottle Aging on the Composition and Sensory Properties of Flavored Chardonnay and Shiraz Wines

Yaelle Saltman  1 , Julie A Culbert  1 , Trent E Johnson  1 , Renata Ristic  1 , Kerry L Wilkinson  1 , Susan E P Bastian  1
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Impact of Bottle Aging on the Composition and Sensory Properties of Flavored Chardonnay and Shiraz Wines

Yaelle Saltman et al. Foods. .

Abstract

Natural flavorings could potentially be used to enhance the intensity of wine aroma and flavor; albeit since flavor additives are not legally permitted winemaking aids, flavored wines would need to be labeled as wine products. In this study, changes in the composition and sensory profiles of flavored Chardonnay (n = 2) and Shiraz (n = 2) wines were compared at bottling, and then again after 12 months of bottle aging. Flavorings and flavored wines were also analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to determine the key constituents responsible for changes to aroma and flavor profiles. However, many of the volatile compounds identified in flavor additives were not detected at appreciably higher concentrations in flavored wines, which was attributed to the very small quantities of flavorings that were added to base wines. The sensory profiles of control and flavored wines were determined by descriptive analysis, and the addition of flavorings to base wines significantly influenced the perception of some sensory attributes. Flavored Chardonnay wines exhibited enhanced fruit aromas and flavors, while fruit and developed attributes were enhanced in flavored Shiraz wines. Differences in sensory profiles were less apparent in Chardonnay wines following bottle aging, but depending on the flavorings added, flavored Shiraz wines could still be discriminated from their corresponding control wines after bottle aging. Results from this study demonstrate the potential for flavor additives to be used to enhance desirable attributes and/or mitigate wine sensory deficiencies.

Keywords: GC-MS; bottle aging; descriptive analysis; flavor additives; wine; wine product.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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Chromatograms of (a) raspberry and (b) passion fruit flavor additives.
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