Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices

Small berries are considered to produce the best red wines as berry size determines the skin to pulp ratio and may affect wine composition. However, contrasting results have been reported about this postulate. In this context, the aim of this work was to assess the influence of berry size on grape c...

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Autores principales: Miras-Ávalos, José M., Buesa, Ignacio, Yeves, Antonio, Pérez, Diego, Risco, David, Castel, Juan R., Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6317
https://www.ctv-jve-journal.org/articles/ctv/abs/2019/01/ctv20193401p1/ctv20193401p1.html
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author Miras-Ávalos, José M.
Buesa, Ignacio
Yeves, Antonio
Pérez, Diego
Risco, David
Castel, Juan R.
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
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Castel, Juan R.
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
Miras-Ávalos, José M.
Pérez, Diego
Risco, David
Yeves, Antonio
author_facet Miras-Ávalos, José M.
Buesa, Ignacio
Yeves, Antonio
Pérez, Diego
Risco, David
Castel, Juan R.
Intrigliolo, Diego S.
author_sort Miras-Ávalos, José M.
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description Small berries are considered to produce the best red wines as berry size determines the skin to pulp ratio and may affect wine composition. However, contrasting results have been reported about this postulate. In this context, the aim of this work was to assess the influence of berry size on grape compositional attributes in 'Tempranillo' grapevines under different irrigation, crop load and defoliation regimes. Grapes were collected from different experiments performed during three years in a 'Tempranillo' vineyard (Valencia, Spain). Grape size distribution was assessed and several traits were measured for each size category: number of seeds, seed and skin weight, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, pH, total phenolic index and anthocyanin concentration. Berry size exerted a significant effect on grape composition; smaller berries having higher sugars and anthocyanins concentrations. However, irrigation, crop load and defoliation also affected these compositional traits, producing greater berries with similar traits than those smaller, but coming from rain-fed and not defoliated treatments. Depending on the field practices applied, grape compositional attributes can be modulated for a given berry size. Therefore, wineries can use berry size classification for selecting those from a given size for making different wine styles.
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spelling ReDivia63172025-04-25T14:46:51Z Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices Miras-Ávalos, José M. Buesa, Ignacio Yeves, Antonio Pérez, Diego Risco, David Castel, Juan R. Intrigliolo, Diego S. Small berries are considered to produce the best red wines as berry size determines the skin to pulp ratio and may affect wine composition. However, contrasting results have been reported about this postulate. In this context, the aim of this work was to assess the influence of berry size on grape compositional attributes in 'Tempranillo' grapevines under different irrigation, crop load and defoliation regimes. Grapes were collected from different experiments performed during three years in a 'Tempranillo' vineyard (Valencia, Spain). Grape size distribution was assessed and several traits were measured for each size category: number of seeds, seed and skin weight, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, pH, total phenolic index and anthocyanin concentration. Berry size exerted a significant effect on grape composition; smaller berries having higher sugars and anthocyanins concentrations. However, irrigation, crop load and defoliation also affected these compositional traits, producing greater berries with similar traits than those smaller, but coming from rain-fed and not defoliated treatments. Depending on the field practices applied, grape compositional attributes can be modulated for a given berry size. Therefore, wineries can use berry size classification for selecting those from a given size for making different wine styles. 2020-02-21T11:51:32Z 2020-02-21T11:51:32Z 2019 article publishedVersion Miras-Avalos, J. M., Buesa, I., Yeves, A., Perez, D., Risco, D., Castel, J. R., & Intrigliolo, D. S. (2019). Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices. Ciencia E Tecnica Vitivinicola, 34(1), 1-14. 2416-3953 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6317 10.1051/ctv/20193401001 https://www.ctv-jve-journal.org/articles/ctv/abs/2019/01/ctv20193401p1/ctv20193401p1.html en openAccess electronico
spellingShingle Miras-Ávalos, José M.
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Pérez, Diego
Risco, David
Castel, Juan R.
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title Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices
title_full Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices
title_fullStr Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices
title_full_unstemmed Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices
title_short Unravelling the effects of berry size on 'tempranillo' grapes under different field practices
title_sort unravelling the effects of berry size on tempranillo grapes under different field practices
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6317
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