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- Title
Mass spectrometry in the study of wood compounds released in the barrel‐aged wine and spirits.
- Authors
Flamini, Riccardo; Panighel, Annarita; De Marchi, Fabiola
- Abstract
Aging of wines and spirits in wooden barrels is an industrial process used to stabilize the color, to improve the limpidity and to enrich the sensorial characteristics of the products. In red wines, the oxygen that permeates through the wood staves promotes the oxidization of polyphenols and the formation of new pigments with consequent stabilization of the wine color. Barrel aging of spirits, such as brandy, whisky, rum, and grappa is finalized to enrich their aroma and improve their sensorial characteristics by the contribute of the compounds released by the wood. Oak is the wood type mostly used in making barrels; however, an increasing interest in the use of chestnut, cherry, acacia, and in less extent, ash and mulberry, has been observed in the recent years. Gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry are the main techniques used to characterize respectively the volatile and polar metabolites released by the wood barrels in the products. In this article are reported the recent advancements in this field.
- Subjects
WOOD; WINE aging; MASS spectrometry; LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry; GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS); COLOR of wine; HARDWOODS
- Publication
Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 2023, Vol 42, Issue 4, p1174
- ISSN
0277-7037
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mas.21754