RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Elemental Profiling of Malbec Wines under Controlled Conditions Using Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
JO Am. J. Enol. Vitic.
FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture
SP 373
OP 378
DO 10.5344/ajev.2015.14120
VO 66
IS 3
A1 Jenny Nelson
A1 Helene Hopfer
A1 Greg Gilleland
A1 Daniel Cuthbertson
A1 Roger Boulton
A1 Susan E. Ebeler
YR 2015
UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/66/3/373.abstract
AB Microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (MP-AES) was used for elemental analysis of Malbec wines from Argentina and the US. Using results from the analysis of six elements (Sr, Rb, Ca, K, Na, and Mg), Malbec wines from Mendoza, Argentina, and California were compared. The Malbec wines from these two countries were distinguished based on the results of their elemental profiles in a partial least squares-discriminant analysis. To our knowledge, this is the first time that MP-AES was used to determine the geographical origin of Malbec wines using six different elements.