Improving the Phenolic Content of Tempranillo Grapes by Sustainable Strategies in the Vineyard
2022
Valdés, M. Esperanza | Talaverano, Inmaculada | Moreno, Daniel | Uriarte, David | Mancha, Luis A. | Vilanova de la Torre, María del Mar | CSIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
Wine phenolics are of considerable interest due to their implication in the organoleptic appreciation of wines and due to their bioactive functions as antioxidants. In this work, the effects of sustainable strategies in the vineyard, regulated deficit irrigation treatments (RDI) and crop load level (CL) on Tempranillo grape phenolics over two seasons was studied. Rainfed (T), early (EDI) and late (LDI) regulated deficit irrigation was applied. Cluster thinning (TH) and control (C) without cluster removal were also applied under each irrigation treatment. The effect of CL remained independent of RDI for all compounds, except for phenolic acids. The RDI influence on the grape skin phenolic profile was higher than CL in the dry season (2009); however, in 2010, the effect of CL was greater. In 2009, a tendency to increase anthocyanin and hydroxycinnamic acid content in grape skins was registered in EDI with respect to T. However, significant decreases in hydroxycinnamic and flavanol compounds were found in LDI. In 2010, the wettest year, CL increased all phenolic families’ content. Thus, it can be concluded that the effects of RDI and cluster thinning treatments depend on the family of compounds considered and the meteorological conditions of the year.
Show more [+] Less [-]This research has been supported in part by the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) research project RTA-2008-0037.
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