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

Table 11

Total polysaccharide content of the wines expressed as mg/L.

			0 months aged	4 months aged	9 months aged
Unripe wine	Control		515 ± 49 ab α	652 ± 35 a α	621 ± 23 a α
	Dose 1	Unripe fibers	445 ± 87 a α	633 ± 76 a α	534 ± 68 a α
		Mature fibers	582 ± 19 abc α	637 ± 89 a α	558 ± 1 a α
		Overripe fibers	626 ± 51 bc α	585 ± 32 a α	571 ± 8 a α
	Dose 2	Unripe fibers	460 ± 66 ab β	705 ± 40 a α	479 ± 7 a α
		Mature fibers	620 ± 62 bc α	543 ± 62 a α	402 ± 44 a α
		Overripe fibers	721 ± 6 c α	619 ± 59 a α	582 ± 56 a α
Mature wine	Control		838 ± 90 a β	854 ± 26 a β	679 ± 31 a α
	Dose 1	Unripe fibers	828 ± 32 a β	871 ± 17 a β	675 ± 70 a α
		Mature fibers	795 ± 67 a β	947 ± 20 b α	705 ± 56 a α
		Overripe fibers	819 ± 24 a γ	941 ± 10 b β	686 ± 39 a α
	Dose 2	Unripe fibers	774 ± 38 a β	835 ± 54 a αβ	695 ± 60 a α
		Mature fibers	798 ± 111 a β	885 ± 13 ab αβ	712 ± 41 a α
		Overripe fibers	879 ± 42 a γ	951 ± 29 b β	649 ± 8 a α
Overripe wine	Control		860 ± 36 a β	881 ± 22 ab β	719 ± 28 a α
	Dose 1	Unripe fibers	940 ± 54 ab α	870 ± 9 a α	736 ± 52 a α
		Mature fibers	955 ± 18 ab β	927 ± 42 abc β	729 ± 74 a α
		Overripe fibers	938 ± 71 ab β	917 ± 41 abc β	675 ± 19 a α
	Dose 2	Unripe fibers	1015 ± 16 b γ	956 ± 28 c β	724 ± 68 a α
		Mature fibers	851 ± 88 a α	946 ± 19 bc α	818 ± 36 a α
		Overripe fibers	875 ± 19 ab β	894 ± 8 abc β	740 ± 19 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.