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Evaluation of Wine Colour Under Accelerated and Oak-Cask Ageing Using CIELab and Chemometric Approaches

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The present study aims to analyse the evolution of colour and browning of fortified wines submitted to oak and accelerated ageing induced by temperature, both traditional ageing processes of Madeira wines. These wines were followed during the first 2 years of ageing and were simultaneously compared to aged reference samples, in order to disclose if accelerated ageing favours the wine evolution. The data analysis approaches followed two strategies: the first one was based on the monitoring of wine colour parameters based on CIELab methodology, while the second strategy adopted an untargeted approach, taking advantage of all wine information comprised on the UV-vis spectrum. CIELab results indicated that the greatest variation (up to 92 %) occurs during the vinification, since it was observed that wines produced from the same grape variety (Tinta Negra) acquired different characteristics already on the vinification processes. All wines tend to approach the reference samples during ageing, with the lowest ΔE* value obtained for Malvasia submitted to canteiro at 2 years of ageing (3.29 units). Sweet Tinta Negra wines, previously submitted to estufagem, presented the most pronounced colour change associated with ageing. The multivariate principal component analysis (PCA) model was built with aged reference samples to evaluate how young wines acquire the reference wine’s characteristics and revealed that accelerated ageing increases colour evolution and favours the homogeneity of Malvasia wines.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support given by FEDER through +Conhecimento and COMPETE programmes and national funds of FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia): project IMPACT II (MADFDR-01-0190-FEDER-000010), project ESTUFA (PTDC/EQU-EPR/114685/2009, PEst-C/CTM/LA0025/2011) and ARDITI—Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação.

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  1. Centre of Exact Sciences and Engineering, University of Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9000-390, Funchal, Portugal

    Maria João Carvalho, Vanda Pereira, Ana C. Pereira & José C. Marques

  2. I3N, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    Maria João Carvalho, Vanda Pereira, João L. Pinto & José C. Marques

  3. CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Pólo II - Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal

    Ana C. Pereira

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Carvalho, M.J., Pereira, V., Pereira, A.C. et al. Evaluation of Wine Colour Under Accelerated and Oak-Cask Ageing Using CIELab and Chemometric Approaches. Food Bioprocess Technol 8, 2309–2318 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-015-1585-x

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