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Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 57:3:306-313 (2006)
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Oxidation of Wine Phenolics: A Critical Evaluation and Hypotheses

Andrew L. Waterhouse1,* and V. Felipe Laurie1,2

1 Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616; 2 Centro Tecnológico de la Vid y el Vino, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Talca, Chile.

* Corresponding author [email: alwaterhouse{at}ucdavis.edu; fax: 530 752-0382]

Oxidation reactions involving phenolics might change the chemical and sensory profile of wines. While oxidation is a long-standing problem in winemaking, a definitive understanding of its chemical mechanisms is lacking, and such an understanding could allow us to better predict and control wine aging. We briefly summarize and discuss the current knowledge on the chemistry of wine phenolic oxidation and propose, along with other researchers, a new, comprehensive scheme in which the Fenton reaction and hydroxyl radicals have an essential role. This hypothesis suggests that catalytic iron converts wine’s hydrogen peroxide into hydroxyl radical. This leads to a much stronger and less selective oxidant that could react with almost all wine components, in proportion to their concentration and with little selectivity for antioxidant properties. This reaction could produce many electrophilic oxidation products, mainly aldehydes and ketones, that could further modify the chemical composition and sensory perception of wine. While the brevity of this report precludes a full review of oxidation, our aim is to stimulate more study and debate on the mechanisms in wine oxidation chemistry.

Key words: wine, phenolic, oxidation, oxygen




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