Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine Region

The influence of terroir in determining wine sensory properties is supported by the specific grape microbiome and metabolome, which provide distinct regional wine characteristics. In this work, the metabolic composition of grapes, must and wine of the Syrah grape variety cultivated on two sites in t...

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Main Authors: M. Margarida Baleiras-Couto, Rita Guedes, Filomena L. Duarte, Ana Margarida Fortes, Maria-Luísa Serralheiro
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/9/2/145
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author M. Margarida Baleiras-Couto
Rita Guedes
Filomena L. Duarte
Ana Margarida Fortes
Maria-Luísa Serralheiro
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Rita Guedes
Filomena L. Duarte
Ana Margarida Fortes
Maria-Luísa Serralheiro
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description The influence of terroir in determining wine sensory properties is supported by the specific grape microbiome and metabolome, which provide distinct regional wine characteristics. In this work, the metabolic composition of grapes, must and wine of the Syrah grape variety cultivated on two sites in the same region was investigated. Concomitantly, a sensorial analysis of the produced wines was performed. Ultra-high-resolution liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-ToF-MS/MS) was applied to identify grape and wine metabolites. Untargeted metabolomics was used to identify putative biomarkers for terroir differentiation. More than 40 compounds were identified, including 28 phenolic compounds and 15 organic acids. The intensity evolution of the analyzed chemical compounds showed similar behavior during the fermentation process in both terroirs. However, the metabolic analysis of the grape, must and wine samples enabled the identification of an anthocyanin, chrysanthemin, as a putative biomarker of terroir 1. The overall sensorial quality of the wines was also evaluated, and according to the hitherto reported results, the wines from site 1 scored better than the wines from site 2. The results highlight the potential of metabolomics to assess grape and wine quality, as well as terroir association.
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spelling doaj.art-85e9706493994b23a0adf00328df46a12023-11-16T20:26:06ZengMDPI AGFermentation2311-56372023-02-019214510.3390/fermentation9020145Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine RegionM. Margarida Baleiras-Couto0Rita Guedes1Filomena L. Duarte2Ana Margarida Fortes3Maria-Luísa Serralheiro4Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, INIAV-Dois Portos, Quinta da Almoinha, 2565-191 Dois Portos, PortugalBioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, PortugalInstituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, INIAV-Dois Portos, Quinta da Almoinha, 2565-191 Dois Portos, PortugalBioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, PortugalBioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, PortugalThe influence of terroir in determining wine sensory properties is supported by the specific grape microbiome and metabolome, which provide distinct regional wine characteristics. In this work, the metabolic composition of grapes, must and wine of the Syrah grape variety cultivated on two sites in the same region was investigated. Concomitantly, a sensorial analysis of the produced wines was performed. Ultra-high-resolution liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-ToF-MS/MS) was applied to identify grape and wine metabolites. Untargeted metabolomics was used to identify putative biomarkers for terroir differentiation. More than 40 compounds were identified, including 28 phenolic compounds and 15 organic acids. The intensity evolution of the analyzed chemical compounds showed similar behavior during the fermentation process in both terroirs. However, the metabolic analysis of the grape, must and wine samples enabled the identification of an anthocyanin, chrysanthemin, as a putative biomarker of terroir 1. The overall sensorial quality of the wines was also evaluated, and according to the hitherto reported results, the wines from site 1 scored better than the wines from site 2. The results highlight the potential of metabolomics to assess grape and wine quality, as well as terroir association.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/9/2/145metabolomicsgrapeswineterroir
spellingShingle M. Margarida Baleiras-Couto
Rita Guedes
Filomena L. Duarte
Ana Margarida Fortes
Maria-Luísa Serralheiro
Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine Region
Fermentation
metabolomics
grapes
wine
terroir
title Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine Region
title_full Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine Region
title_fullStr Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine Region
title_full_unstemmed Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine Region
title_short Untargeted Metabolomics Discriminates Grapes and Wines from Two Syrah Vineyards Located in the Same Wine Region
title_sort untargeted metabolomics discriminates grapes and wines from two syrah vineyards located in the same wine region
topic metabolomics
grapes
wine
terroir
url https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/9/2/145
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