Research Article

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

Table 3

Total anthocyanin content of the wines expressed as mg/L of malvidine-O-3-glucoside.

0 months aged4 months aged9 months aged

Unripe wineControl115.6 ± 10.2 ab β94.7 ± 5.3 b α90.3 ± 4.7 b α
Dose 1Unripe fibers125.4 ± 3.3 bc γ88.8 ± 2.4 ab β82.8 ± 1.4 a α
Mature fibers129.2 ± 0.7 c γ92.1 ± 0.9 ab β83.9 ± 1.1 a α
Overripe fibers131.2 ± 1.6 c γ95.1 ± 1.6 b β85.1 ± 1.2 a α
Dose 2Unripe fibers107.9 ± 5.2 a β86.6 ± 2.8 a α83.5 ± 1.6 a α
Mature fibers107.2 ± 3.2 a γ88.8 ± 1.4 ab β83.4 ± 1.1 a α
Overripe fibers115.7 ± 5.2 ab γ91.8 ± 2.0 ab β85.0 ± 0.6 a α

Mature wineControl128.5 ± 7.5 a β101.2 ± 0.8 a α94.2 ± 2.5 b α
Dose 1Unripe fibers134.9 ± 2.2 a γ99.7 ± 4.0 a β83.0 ± 6.8 a α
Mature fibers134.9 ± 2.8 a β102.2 ± 2.7 a α94.5 ± 2.0 b α
Overripe fibers136.9 ± 1.5 a γ103.3 ± 3.2 a β93.3 ± 1.5 b α
Dose 2Unripe fibers136.2 ± 4.2 a γ101.7 ± 1.9 a β90.9 ± 4.2 b α
Mature fibers138.2 ± 1.6 a γ110.4 ± 2.2 b β96.2 ± 5.7 b α
Overripe fibers136.4 ± 5.6 a β105.2 ± 0.6 a α101.5 ± 2.3 b α

Overripe wineControl135.7 ± 4.8 a β109.0 ± 0.8 a α103.1 ± 3.4 a α
Dose 1Unripe fibers137.8 ± 7.5 ab β111.8 ± 4.0 a α101.1 ± 3.4 a α
Mature fibers140.4 ± 2.4 ab β104.7 ± 2.7 a α100.0 ± 3.3 a α
Overripe fibers152.7 ± 5.6 b β111.3 ± 3.2 a α101.7 ± 6.3 a α
Dose 2Unripe fibers153.1 ± 8.4 b β107.5 ± 1.9 a α105.9 ± 5.9 a α
Mature fibers152.2 ± 4.2 b γ107.9 ± 2.2 a β101.6 ± 1.7 a α
Overripe fibers147.2 ± 5.4 ab γ112.1 ± 0.6 a β103.7 ± 3.9 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.