## Abstract The selective and reproducible separation of anthocyanins is important not only from the analytical but also from the practical points of view, for judgment the origin of anthocyanins in products of the most frequently occurring cultures of __Vitis vinifera__. This work deals with the
Anthocyanins and Color Variables of Bulgarian Aged Red Wines
β Scribed by Silvia Tsanova-Savova; Stefan Dimov; Fany Ribarova
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0889-1575
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β¦ Synopsis
The main sensory parameter for the quality of red wines is their color. Twenty-one Bulgarian red wines from five different grape varieties were analyzed (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Melnik, Mavrud and Gamza) in order to determine color variables and evaluate pigment matter. The results show highest proportion of red color in Cabernet-Sauvignon (dA% = 59.2-46.9%), followed by Merlot, Mavrud, Melnik and Gamza (dA% = 48.1-34.4%). Total anthocyanins reach maximal level for Cabernet-Sauvignon-1998 (274 mg/L) and minimal value for Melnik-1998 (22 mg/L), and correlate with dA% value. The age index, polymeric anthocyanins/ monomeric anthocyanins, increases from 32.6% for Cabernet-Sauvignon-1998 to 87.5% for Gamza-1994 as the polymeric pigment forms have displaced the monomeric anthocyanins during aging process.
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