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Correlating wine quality indicators to chemical and sensory measurements.

Correlating wine quality indicators to chemical and sensory measurements.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2015-05-20)

Helene Hopfer, Jenny Nelson, Susan E Ebeler, Hildegarde Heymann

ABSTRACT

Twenty-seven commercial Californian Cabernet Sauvignon wines of different quality categories were analyzed with sensory and chemical methods. Correlations between five quality proxies-points awarded during a wine competition, wine expert scores, retail price, vintage, and wine region-were correlated to sensory attributes, volatile compounds, and elemental composition. Wine quality is a multi-faceted construct, incorporating many different layers. Depending on the quality proxy studied, significant correlations between quality and attributes, volatiles and elements were found, some of them previously reported in the literature.

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Acetic acid, for luminescence, BioUltra, ≥99.5% (GC)

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2-Methylbutyric acid, ≥98%, FG

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Sodium chloride, AnhydroBeads^™, −10 mesh, 99.999% trace metals basis

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Hexanoic acid, ≥98%, FCC, FG

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Hydrochloric acid solution, ~6 M in H₂O, for amino acid analysis

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Sodium chloride, BioUltra, for molecular biology, ≥99.5% (AT)

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Linalool, 97%

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Ethanol, anhydrous, denatured

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Sodium chloride solution, BioUltra, for molecular biology, ~5 M in H₂O

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Hexanoic acid, ≥99%

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2-Methylbutyric acid, 98%

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Acetaldehyde solution, 50 wt. % in ethanol

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Acetaldehyde solution, natural, 50 wt. % ethanol, FG

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Acetic acid, ≥99.5%, FCC, FG

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Acetic acid, natural, ≥99.5%, FG

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Sodium chloride, 99.999% trace metals basis

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Sodium chloride-³⁵Cl, 99 atom % ³⁵Cl

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Linalool, ≥97%, FCC, FG

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Sodium chloride, random crystals, optical grade, 99.9% trace metals basis

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Sodium chloride, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥99%

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Sodium chloride, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, 99.0-100.5%

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Sodium chloride, BioXtra, ≥99.5% (AT)

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