The volatile profiles of Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Gernischet wines in vintages 2010 and 2011 from rain-shelter cultivation and open-field cultivation were compared and detected by headspace solid phase micro-extraction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results showed that the number and concentration of volatile compounds quantified in wine were lower under rainshelter cultivation compared with open-field cultivation. The strength of the fruity, fatty, caramel, and floral aromas of the 2010 vintage wines was lower under rain-shelter cultivation condition, and the compounds contributing to herbaceous aroma series were also lower with rain-shelter cultivation in the 2011 vintage wines. However, the strength of fruity, fatty, caramel, floral, and chemical aromas was higher with rain-shelter cultivation in vintage 2011. The cultivations in the two vintages could be clearly divided into three groups by principal component analysis. The difference between two treatments was significant in vintage 2010, whereas there was no significant difference in vintage 2011. The present work reveals the effects of rain-shelter cultivation on Cabernet Gernischet wine volatile compounds and explains that the technique is helpful in improving the wine quality in some rainy regions.
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