Characterization and quantification of grape variety by means of shikimic acid concentration and protein fingerprint in still white wines

J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Aug 27;56(16):6785-90. doi: 10.1021/jf800117k. Epub 2008 Jul 15.

Abstract

Protein profiles, obtained by high-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE) on white wines previously dialyzed, combined with shikimic acid concentration and multivariate analysis, were used for the determination of grape variety composition of a still white wine. Six varieties were studied through monovarietal wines elaborated in the laboratory: Chardonnay (24 samples), Chenin (24), Petit Manseng (7), Sauvignon (37), Semillon (24), and Ugni Blanc (9). Homemade mixtures were elaborated from authentic monovarietal wines according to a Plackett-Burman sampling plan. After protein peak area normalization, a matrix was elaborated containing protein results of wines (mixtures and monovarietal). Partial least-squares processing was applied to this matrix allowing the elaboration of a model that provided a varietal quantification precision of around 20% for most of the grape varieties studied. The model was applied to commercial samples from various geographical origins, providing encouraging results for control purposes.

MeSH terms

  • Electrophoresis, Capillary
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Fruit / classification*
  • Peptide Mapping* / methods
  • Plant Proteins / analysis
  • Shikimic Acid / analysis*
  • Vitis / classification*
  • Wine / analysis*
  • Wine / classification

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Shikimic Acid