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Outlining the influence of non‐conventional yeasts in wine ageing over lees
Author(s) -
Belda Ignacio,
Navascués Eva,
Marquina Domingo,
Santos Antonio,
Calderón Fernando,
Benito Santiago
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
yeast
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.923
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1097-0061
pISSN - 0749-503X
DOI - 10.1002/yea.3165
Subject(s) - lees , wine , torulaspora delbrueckii , winemaking , yeast , saccharomyces cerevisiae , biology , yeast in winemaking , aging of wine , food science , mouthfeel , saccharomyces , malolactic fermentation , fermentation , ageing , biochemistry , bacteria , genetics , ecology , raw material , lactic acid
Abstract During the last decade, the use of innovative yeast cultures of both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and non‐ Saccharomyces yeasts as alternative tools to manage the winemaking process have turned the oenology industry. Although the contribution of different yeast species to wine quality during fermentation is increasingly understood, information about their role in wine ageing over lees is really scarce. This work aims to analyse the incidence of three non‐ Saccharomyces yeast species of oenological interest ( Torulaspora delbrueckii , Lachancea thermotolerans and Metschnikowia pulcherrima ) and of a commercial mannoprotein‐overproducer S. cerevisiae strain compared with a conventional industrial yeast strain during wine ageing over lees. To evaluate their incidence in mouthfeel properties of wine after 4 months of ageing, the mannoprotein content of wines was evaluated, together with other wine analytic parameters, such as colour and aroma, biogenic amines and amino acids profile. Some differences among the studied parameters were observed during the study, especially regarding the mannoprotein concentration of wines. Our results suggest that the use of T. delbrueckii lees in wine ageing is a useful tool for the improvement of overall wine quality by notably increasing mannoproteins, reaching values higher than obtained using a S. cerevisiae overproducer strain. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.