Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 1571-1601Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17021571
Keywords
monomeric anthocyanin; red wine; self-association; copigmentation; degradation; enology
Funding
- Special Funds of Modern Industrial Technology System for Agriculture [nycytx-30]
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Originating in the grapes, monomeric anthocyanins in young red wines contribute the majority of color and the supposed beneficial health effects related to their consumption, and as such they are recognized as one of the most important groups of phenolic metabolites in red wines. In recent years, our increasing knowledge of the chemical complexity of the monomeric anthocyanins, their stability, together with the phenomena such as self-association and copigmentation that can stabilize and enhance their color has helped to explain their color representation in red wine making and aging. A series of new enological practices were developed to improve the anthocyanin extraction, as well as their color expression and maintenance. This paper summarizes the most recent advances in the studies of the monomeric anthocyanins in red wines, emphasizing their origin, occurrence, color enhancingeffects, their degradation and the effect of various enological practices on them.
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