Effectiveness of Fibers from “Cabernet Sauvignon” (Vitis vinifera) Pomace as Fining Agents for Red Wines

Table 10

Mean degree of polymerization (mDP) of the wine proanthocyanidins.

			0 months aged	4 months aged	9 months aged
Unripe wine	Control		5.22 ± 0.08 a β	5.28 ± 0.28 a β	4.30 ± 0.14 a α
	Dose 1	Unripe fibers	4.94 ± 0.48 a αβ	5.66 ± 0.05 a β	3.88 ± 0.79 a α
		Mature fibers	5.01 ± 0.55 a β	5.60 ± 0.36 a β	3.40 ± 0.56 a α
		Overripe fibers	5.35 ± 0.01 a β	5.68 ± 0.15 a γ	4.70 ± 0.06 a α
	Dose 2	Unripe fibers	5.32 ± 0.13 a β	5.53 ± 0.13 a β	4.65 ± 0.35 a α
		Mature fibers	5.14 ± 0.07 a β	5.63 ± 0.12 a γ	4.71 ± 0.33 a α
		Overripe fibers	5.23 ± 0.08 a α	5.56 ± 0.07 a α	5.46 ± 0.23 a α
Mature wine	Control		5.09 ± 0.11 ab β	4.57 ± 0.10 a α	4.14 ± 0.35 a α
	Dose 1	Unripe fibers	5.17 ± 0.16 ab β	4.59 ± 0.04 a α	4.49 ± 0.10 a α
		Mature fibers	5.19 ± 0.07 ab γ	4.23 ± 0.24 a β	3.36 ± 0.66 a α
		Overripe fibers	5.16 ± 0.15 ab α	4.29 ± 0.24 a α	4.77 ± 0.78 a α
	Dose 2	Unripe fibers	5.33 ± 0.24 b α	4.59 ± 0.65 a α	4.53 ± 0.24 a α
		Mature fibers	4.88 ± 0.03 a α	4.71 ± 0.36 a α	4.66 ± 0.40 a α
		Overripe fibers	5.06 ± 0.15 ab α	4.72 ± 0.25 a α	5.01 ± 0.27 a α
Overripe wine	Control		4.70 ± 0.14 a α	4.57 ± 0.13 a α	4.39 ± 0.24 a α
	Dose 1	Unripe fibers	4.94 ± 0.14 a β	4.75 ± 0.13 ab αβ	4.41 ± 0.28 a α
		Mature fibers	4.89 ± 0.15 a β	4.77 ± 0.01 ab β	4.32 ± 0.01 a α
		Overripe fibers	4.68 ± 0.02 a α	5.11 ± 0.16 b α	5.10 ± 0.22 a α
	Dose 2	Unripe fibers	5.01 ± 0.14 a β	3.99 ± 0.11 a α	5.14 ± 0.52 a β
		Mature fibers	5.06 ± 0.07 a β	4.10 ± 0.09 a α	5.23 ± 0.18 a β
		Overripe fibers	4.91 ± 0.24 a β	4.06 ± 0.15 a α	4.33 ± 0.09 a α

Note. Different letters in a column show statistical differences () among treatments within each wine class. Different Greek letters in a row indicate statistical differences () among bottle ageing times.