RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Impact of Harvest Timing on the Concentration of 3-Mercaptohexan-1-ol Precursors in <em>Vitis vinifera</em> Berries
JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
JO Am. J. Enol. Vitic.
FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture
SP ajev.2012.12051
DO 10.5344/ajev.2012.12051
A1 Hironori Kobayashi
A1 Shuhei Matsuyama
A1 Hideki Takase
A1 Kanako Sasaki
A1 Shunji Suzuki
A1 Ryoji Takata
A1 Hiroshi Saito
YR 2012
UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/early/2012/08/16/ajev.2012.12051.abstract
AB We analyzed the effect of harvest timing on the concentration of flavor precursor-3-mercaptohexan-1-ol (flavor precursor-3MH) in Vitis vinifera grape berries. The accumulation of flavor precursor-3MH in Chardonnay grape increased around early morning and decreased during the day. The daily fluctuation of flavor precursor-3MH accumulation in grape was common to several grape cultivars irrespective of the sampling year. These results suggested that early morning harvest might yield higher concentrations of 3MH and 3-mercaptohexyl acetate in wines than daytime harvest. These findings could contribute to improving viticultural and enological practices with the aim of producing aromatic wines.