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Sulfur Dioxide and Glutathione Alter the Outcome of Microoxygenation

Angelita Gambuti, Guomin Han, Ana L. Peterson, Andrew L. Waterhouse
Am J Enol Vitic.  2015  66: 411-423  ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2015.15005
Angelita Gambuti
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
2Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II,” viale Italia 83100, Avellino, Italy
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Guomin Han
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
3College of Enology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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Cabernet Sauvignon wines with low and high levels of SO2 and glutathione (GSH) were treated with microoxygenation (MOx) in a 23 L pilot experiment. Treatment generally increased O2, aldehydes, and derived products while decreasing anthocyanins, vanillin reactive flavonoids, and SO2. During the treatment, when free SO2 was depleted in the low GSH wine, dissolved oxygen levels collapsed, with a concomitant increase of acetaldehyde, pyranoanthocyanins, polymeric pigments, and acetaldehyde acetals. This outcome indicates a possible acceleration of the Fenton oxidation of ethanol and other oxidation reactions by way of direct free radical reactions with oxygen. In wines containing high levels of GSH, anthocyanins were protected, revealing a protective effect for GSH for the first time. However, the protection was only partial, and while GSH may be effective in preventing the loss of volatile thiols, its use does not prevent color stabilization in red wines. Because both SO2 and GSH are able to modulate the reactions initiated by MOx, but have somewhat dissimilar reactions, it may be possible to manage oxidation outcomes by choosing one or the other during wine processing and aging. Because SO2 and O2 levels are related to large differences in MOx reaction rates, those levels are candidate indicators of the rate of MOx oxidation. Alternatively, the levels of acetaldehyde acetals may be useful indicators of the cumulative extent of oxidation under MOx conditions.

  • microoxygenation
  • dissolved oxygen
  • glutathione
  • sulfur dioxide
  • red wine
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Angelita Gambuti, Guomin Han, Ana L. Peterson, Andrew L. Waterhouse
Am J Enol Vitic.  2015  66: 411-423  ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2015.15005
Angelita Gambuti
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
2Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II,” viale Italia 83100, Avellino, Italy
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Guomin Han
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
3College of Enology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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Angelita Gambuti, Guomin Han, Ana L. Peterson, Andrew L. Waterhouse
Am J Enol Vitic.  2015  66: 411-423  ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2015.15005
Angelita Gambuti
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
2Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II,” viale Italia 83100, Avellino, Italy
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Guomin Han
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
3College of Enology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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Ana L. Peterson
1Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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