Journal
FOOD CONTROL
Volume 21, Issue 9, Pages 1294-1297Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.02.017
Keywords
Aspergillus carbonarius; HPLC; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Survey; Wine
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- Piedmont Region
- Cassa di Risparmio di Torino Foundation
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Italy is one of the countries where ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination in wine poses more risks. Previous surveys on the occurrence of OTA have poorly considered north Italian wines. In this study, 1206 red and white DOC and DOCG wines produced in Piedmont (Northern Italy) from 2000 to 2007 have been analyzed for OTA level (0.116 mu g l(-1)) and incidence (68.0%). The monitoring - the widest per number of Italian wine samples considered - analyzed the OTA contamination of wines in tanks just before bottling. OTA level and incidence were significantly higher in red (0.121 mu g l(-1), 69.4%) than in white (0.086 mu g l(-1) 61.3%) wines. Among the white wines, the incidence was significantly lower in the Moscato wines (7.3%), due to the different wine processing. The differences in the mean OTA level in the three main grapevine varieties of red wines could be related to the harvest period. Among the Nebbiolo appellations, a reduction of the OTA level was noticed with increasing the wood aging period. A significant effect of the vintage year was also registered. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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