{"title":"Variety-specific flavor characteristics in the Shandong region: Interaction between fermentation and variety","authors":"Nongyu Xia, Haoen Cai, Jiayi Kou, Yunxue Xie, Xuechen Yao, Jin Li, Penghui Zhou, Fei He, Changqing Duan, Qiuhong Pan, Yibin Lan","doi":"10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.143707","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Exploring new grape varieties in a specific wine region helps enhance product style diversity. This study investigated the flavor characteristics of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Dornfelder, and Refosco grapes and their wines in the Shandong region, focusing on how fermentation interacts with these varieties to shape their profiles. Results showed that Dornfelder grapes exhibited significantly higher levels of 26 aroma compounds than other varieties, with total aroma compound concentrations 1.75 to 2.38 times greater. Refosco wines exhibited higher concentrations of certain esters, higher alcohol, and fatty acids following fermentation, further intensifying fruity and fatty-related aromas. Dornfelder and Refosco grapes and wines contained significantly higher levels of anthocyanins than traditional varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Fermentation compensates for deficiencies in volatiles and phenolic compounds in certain varieties, likely due to the fermentation matrix. This study offers guidance for variety selection in the warm temperate monsoon continental climate, exemplified by Shandong.","PeriodicalId":318,"journal":{"name":"Food Chemistry","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Food Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.143707","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Exploring new grape varieties in a specific wine region helps enhance product style diversity. This study investigated the flavor characteristics of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Dornfelder, and Refosco grapes and their wines in the Shandong region, focusing on how fermentation interacts with these varieties to shape their profiles. Results showed that Dornfelder grapes exhibited significantly higher levels of 26 aroma compounds than other varieties, with total aroma compound concentrations 1.75 to 2.38 times greater. Refosco wines exhibited higher concentrations of certain esters, higher alcohol, and fatty acids following fermentation, further intensifying fruity and fatty-related aromas. Dornfelder and Refosco grapes and wines contained significantly higher levels of anthocyanins than traditional varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Fermentation compensates for deficiencies in volatiles and phenolic compounds in certain varieties, likely due to the fermentation matrix. This study offers guidance for variety selection in the warm temperate monsoon continental climate, exemplified by Shandong.
期刊介绍:
Food Chemistry publishes original research papers dealing with the advancement of the chemistry and biochemistry of foods or the analytical methods/ approach used. All papers should focus on the novelty of the research carried out.