The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
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Year 2017, Volume 63 Issue 4 (15.12.2017)
| Year : | 2017 |
| Volume : | 63 |
| Issue : | 4 (15.12.2017) |
| Authors : | Radmila PAJOVIĆ-ŠĆEPANOVIĆ, Sanja SAVKOVIĆ, Danijela RAIČEVIĆ, Tatjana POPOVIĆ |
| Title : | CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MONTENEGRIN ROSE WINE |
| Abstract : | Rose wine production and its consumption in Montenegro have become more intense in recent years. This paper presents results of rose wine quality analyses in vintages 2014, 2015 and 2016 with the aim to perform characterization of these wines in Montenegro. Chemical and polyphenolic composition of wine were analysed, as well as the influence of vintage on wine quality. The composition of grape varieties used for producing wines was examined, as well. When it comes to composition by grape variety, the analysis showed that most producers use international varieties for production of rose wines: Cabernet Sauvignon (the most frequent), Grenache, Marselan and Cabernet Franc. One producer uses exclusively the indigenous variety Vranac, and one uses a coupage of Vranac and Grenache for production of rose wines. Chemical analyses of rose wines in the reference three-year period have shown that most parameters varied significantly, apart from density and volatile acids that were stable. The average parameters of the chemical composition of rose wine are as follows: alcohol 13.1vol%, total extracts 22.9 g/l, total acidity, 6.3 g/l, pH = 3.28, the volatile acidity of 0.5g/l, and total SO2 of 109.4 mg/l. The chemical composition of the tested wines was significantly affected by the vintage. Namely, in 2014, wines had a lower alcohol content, a higher total acid content and a lower pH value, while in 2015 and in 2016, alcohol content was higher, the total acid content was lower and consistent for these two vintages, while pH value was higher. The results obtained from the investigation of the polyphenol composition showed that the total phenol content, the phenol index and the anthocyanin content varies statistically significantly among the examined wines and the average values amounted to 267 mg/l, 12.9 and 37.6 mg/l respectively. |
| For citation : | Pajović-Šćepanović R., Savković S., Raičević D., Popović T. (2017): Characteristics of the Montenegrin rose wine. Agriculture and Forestry, 63 (4): 131-139. DOI:10.17707/AgricultForest.63.4.15 |
| Keywords : | chemical composition, phenols composition, vintage |
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