Pouco é conhecido sobre o aroma dos vinhos produzidos na região sul do Brasil, que é responsável por 90% da produção brasileira de vinho. Um método baseado na microextração em fase sólida no modo "headspace" (HS-SPME) foi desenvolvido para a extração de compostos voláteis e semivoláteis relacionados ao aroma de vinhos base, de cinco diferentes vinícolas do estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil). A relação entre a composição volátil, qualidade aromática e avaliação sensorial dos vinhos Chardonnay foi investigada neste estudo. As condições otimizadas do método de HS-SPME foram: utilização da fibra DVB-CAR-PDMS, 1 mL de amostra, 30% de NaCl, 45 min de extração a 55 ºC, sem o uso de diluição e agitação da amostra. Dezoito compostos foram identificados e catorze foram tentativamente identificados. Os ésteres foram os compostos majoritários (56%) e os outros compostos minoritários pertencem à classe dos álcoois e ácidos. Os vinhos do Vale dos Vinhedos e de Pinto Bandeira apresentaram a mais alta pontuação em relação aos parâmetros sensorais avaliados. Estes vinhos foram caracterizados por altas concentrações de ésteres etílicos, o que contribui para o aroma frutado dos vinhos.Very little is known about the aroma of wines produced in the South part of Brazil, a region that is responsible for 90% of the Brazilian wine production. A headspace solid phase micro extraction (HS-SPME) method was developed for the extraction of volatile and semivolatile compounds related to the aroma of base wines of five different wineries of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). The relationships among volatile composition, aroma quality and sensory evaluation of Chardonnay base wines were performed in this study. Optimum conditions for HS-SPME included use of DVB-CAR-PDMS coating, wine samples without further dilution, no stirring, sample volume of 1 mL, 30% of NaCl, extraction time and temperature of 45 min and 55 ºC, respectively. Eighteen compounds were identified and fourteen were tentatively identified in the samples. The majority (56%) of them was esters and other minor components were alcohols and acids. The sensory analysis of Vale dos Vinhedos and Pinto Bandeira samples showed the highest quality scores, characterized by higher concentrations of ethyl esters, which contributes to the fruity aroma of these wines.Keywords: flavour, sparkling wine, SPME, base wine, volatiles
IntroductionAroma is one of the most important factors in determining wine character and quality. The compounds that define wine aroma are related to acceptance or rejection of wines by the consumers. Sparkling wines produced by traditional or Champenoise method entails double fermentation Welke et al. 679 Vol. 23, No. 4, 2012 followed by aging of the wine in contact with the yeast in the bottle. The base wine is obtained from the first fermentation. After this step, a solution containing sugar and yeast is added to the base wine to provide proper conditions for the second fermentation. Therefore, the base wine can be considered as a decisive point for ob...