Healthiness is a prerequisite for all agricultural products, foods and beverages. The presence of arsenic (As) in these products creates concern, due to its carcinogenicity. In the case of vines grown on soils naturally rich in As, investigation of its content in grapes and the relative wines, as well as its possible effects on the winemaking process, may be appropriate. 28 different vineyards planted with Chardonnay in Trentino (north-eastern Italy) were studied. 10 of these were close to an ancient mining area with deposits of arsenopirite and other sulfide minerals containing As traces. Soil and grapes from each vineyard were analysed to determine As content. The content of aqua regia extractable As was measured in the soil samples using the ISO 11466/1995 method, whereas As in grapes was determined after acid mineralisation in a closed vessel. White wines were produced from 7 vineyards characterised by the highest As content using 10 yeast strains. Furthermore, the same grape samples were fermented with skin-contact during fermentation using only 1 yeast strain. The content of As in the soil and grapes was higher in vineyards near the ancient mining area. Skin-contact increased As in wine and statistically significant differences were found among yeast strains. Nevertheless, in the conditions of this study, the content of As in wines was always below the limit (200 ìg/L) suggested by the OIV, by at least 100 times

Nicolini, G.; Roman, T.; Mescalchin, E.; Bertoldi, D.; Santato, A.; Larcher, R. (2013). Arsenic in soil and grapes and changes in elemental content during winemaking. In: 18th International Symposium of the Group of International Experts of vitivinicultural Systems for CoOperation (GiESCO 2013), Porto, Portugal, 7th – 11th July 2013: 385-388. url: http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_issues&pid=0254-0223&lng=pt&nrm=iso handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/22297

Arsenic in soil and grapes and changes in elemental content during winemaking

Nicolini, Giorgio;Roman, Tomas;Mescalchin, Enzo;Bertoldi, Daniela;Santato, Alessandro;Larcher, Roberto
2013-01-01

Abstract

Healthiness is a prerequisite for all agricultural products, foods and beverages. The presence of arsenic (As) in these products creates concern, due to its carcinogenicity. In the case of vines grown on soils naturally rich in As, investigation of its content in grapes and the relative wines, as well as its possible effects on the winemaking process, may be appropriate. 28 different vineyards planted with Chardonnay in Trentino (north-eastern Italy) were studied. 10 of these were close to an ancient mining area with deposits of arsenopirite and other sulfide minerals containing As traces. Soil and grapes from each vineyard were analysed to determine As content. The content of aqua regia extractable As was measured in the soil samples using the ISO 11466/1995 method, whereas As in grapes was determined after acid mineralisation in a closed vessel. White wines were produced from 7 vineyards characterised by the highest As content using 10 yeast strains. Furthermore, the same grape samples were fermented with skin-contact during fermentation using only 1 yeast strain. The content of As in the soil and grapes was higher in vineyards near the ancient mining area. Skin-contact increased As in wine and statistically significant differences were found among yeast strains. Nevertheless, in the conditions of this study, the content of As in wines was always below the limit (200 ìg/L) suggested by the OIV, by at least 100 times
Mining areas
Soil
Grape
Skin-contact
Yeast strains
2013
Nicolini, G.; Roman, T.; Mescalchin, E.; Bertoldi, D.; Santato, A.; Larcher, R. (2013). Arsenic in soil and grapes and changes in elemental content during winemaking. In: 18th International Symposium of the Group of International Experts of vitivinicultural Systems for CoOperation (GiESCO 2013), Porto, Portugal, 7th – 11th July 2013: 385-388. url: http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_issues&pid=0254-0223&lng=pt&nrm=iso handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/22297
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