The Application of Wood Species in Enology: Chemical Wood Composition and Effect on Wine Quality
Aging wine is a usual practice in winemaking, as the wine quality improves due to the compounds extracted from wood barrels or chips, cubes, blocks, or staves used. The wood species used are traditionally oak, namely from <i>Quercus petraea</i>, <i>Q. alba</i>, or <i>Q....
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| description | Aging wine is a usual practice in winemaking, as the wine quality improves due to the compounds extracted from wood barrels or chips, cubes, blocks, or staves used. The wood species used are traditionally oak, namely from <i>Quercus petraea</i>, <i>Q. alba</i>, or <i>Q. robur</i> species. In the last years, the increasing request for oak wood has caused a significant increase in environmental and production costs. Therefore, heartwood from several alternative species has been considered a potential wood source for winemaking and aging. Thus, the main purpose of this review is the application of these alternative wood species on wine production and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of its use compared with the traditional wood species, namely oak wood. In addition, a brief chemical characterization of several wood species with possible application in enology is also discussed in this review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac2df42dba0243c7a51ab4a2cbfdc6522023-11-24T00:25:05ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-03-01126317910.3390/app12063179The Application of Wood Species in Enology: Chemical Wood Composition and Effect on Wine QualityAntónio M. Jordão0Fernanda Cosme1Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, 3504-510 Viseu, PortugalChemistry Research Centre—Vila Real (CQ-VR), 5000-801 Vila Real, PortugalAging wine is a usual practice in winemaking, as the wine quality improves due to the compounds extracted from wood barrels or chips, cubes, blocks, or staves used. The wood species used are traditionally oak, namely from <i>Quercus petraea</i>, <i>Q. alba</i>, or <i>Q. robur</i> species. In the last years, the increasing request for oak wood has caused a significant increase in environmental and production costs. Therefore, heartwood from several alternative species has been considered a potential wood source for winemaking and aging. Thus, the main purpose of this review is the application of these alternative wood species on wine production and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of its use compared with the traditional wood species, namely oak wood. In addition, a brief chemical characterization of several wood species with possible application in enology is also discussed in this review.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/6/3179wood speciesoakwineagingvolatile compoundsphenolic compounds |
| spellingShingle | António M. Jordão Fernanda Cosme The Application of Wood Species in Enology: Chemical Wood Composition and Effect on Wine Quality Applied Sciences wood species oak wine aging volatile compounds phenolic compounds |
| title | The Application of Wood Species in Enology: Chemical Wood Composition and Effect on Wine Quality |
| title_full | The Application of Wood Species in Enology: Chemical Wood Composition and Effect on Wine Quality |
| title_fullStr | The Application of Wood Species in Enology: Chemical Wood Composition and Effect on Wine Quality |
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| title_short | The Application of Wood Species in Enology: Chemical Wood Composition and Effect on Wine Quality |
| title_sort | application of wood species in enology chemical wood composition and effect on wine quality |
| topic | wood species oak wine aging volatile compounds phenolic compounds |
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