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Determination of Selected Aromas in Marquette and Frontenac Wine Using Headspace-SPME Coupled with GC-MS and Simultaneous Olfactometry
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  • Somchai Rice, Iowa State University
  • Nanticha Lutt, University of California at Berkeley
  • Jacek A. Koziel, Iowa State University
  • Murlidhar Dharmadhikari, Iowa State University
  • Anne Fennell, South Dakota State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
3-19-2018
DOI
10.3390/separations5010020
Abstract

Understanding the aroma profile of wines made from cold climate grapes is needed to help winemakers produce quality aromatic wines. The current study aimed to add to the very limited knowledge of aroma-imparting compounds in wines made from the lesser-known Frontenac and Marquette cultivars. Headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with simultaneous olfactometry was used to identify and quantify selected, aroma-imparting volatile organic compounds (VOC) in wines made from grapes harvested at two sugar levels (22° Brix and 24° Brix). Aroma-imparting compounds were determined by aroma dilution analysis (ADA). Odor activity values (OAV) were also used to aid the selection of aroma-imparting compounds. Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis indicated that VOCs in wines produced from both sugar levels of Marquette grapes are similar to each other, and more similar to wines produced from Frontenac grapes harvested at 24° Brix. Selected key aroma compounds in Frontenac and Marquette wines were ethyl hexanoate, ethyl isobutyrate, ethyl octanoate, and ethyl butyrate. OAVs >1000 were reported for three aroma compounds that impart fruity aromas to the wines. This study provides evidence that aroma profiles in Frontenac wines can be influenced by timing of harvesting the berries at different Brix. Future research should focus on whether this is because of berry development or accumulation of aroma precursors and sugar due to late summer dehydration. Simultaneous chemical and sensory analyses can be useful for the understanding development of aroma profile perceptions for wines produced from cold-climate grapes.

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This article is published as Somchai Rice, Nanticha Lutt, Jacek A Koziel, Murlidhar Dharmadhikari, Anne Fennell, "Determination of Selected Aromas in Marquette and Frontenac Wine Using Headspace-SPME Coupled with GC-MS and Simultaneous Olfactometry," Separations 5 (2018): 20. DOI: 10.3390/separations5010020. Posted with permission.

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Somchai Rice, Nanticha Lutt, Jacek A. Koziel, Murlidhar Dharmadhikari, et al.. "Determination of Selected Aromas in Marquette and Frontenac Wine Using Headspace-SPME Coupled with GC-MS and Simultaneous Olfactometry" Separations Vol. 5 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 20
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/somchai_rice/13/