Research Article

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

Table 4

Color intensity (CI) of the wines.

0 months aged4 months aged9 months aged

Unripe wineControl9.64 ± 0.01 d γ8.83 ± 0.08 c β8.35 ± 0.06 b α
Dose 1Unripe fibers9.56 ± 0.06 d γ8.89 ± 0.00 c β8.45 ± 0.02 c α
Mature fibers9.64 ± 0.09 d γ8.88 ± 0.01 c β8.50 ± 0.11 c α
Overripe fibers9.68 ± 0.06 d γ8.88 ± 0.03 c β8.51 ± 0.03 c α
Dose 2Unripe fibers8.96 ± 0.05 b γ8.53 ± 0.02 a β8.07 ± 0.05 a α
Mature fibers8.81 ± 0.01 a γ8.46 ± 0.05 a β8.01 ± 0.03 a α
Overripe fibers9.15 ± 0.05 c γ8.73 ± 0.03 b β8.27 ± 0.03 b α

Mature wineControl12.83 ± 0.10 bcd γ11.13 ± 0.16 ab β10.68 ± 0.08 bc α
Dose 1Unripe fibers13.05 ± 0.12 cd γ11.24 ± 0.07 ab β10.61 ± 0.12 abc α
Mature fibers13.18 ± 0.06 d γ11.24 ± 0.03 ab β10.75 ± 0.06 c α
Overripe fibers13.10 ± 0.24 d γ11.30 ± 0.17 b β10.91 ± 0.03 d α
Dose 2Unripe fibers12.37 ± 0.17 a γ10.99 ± 0.09 a β10.56 ± 0.03 ab α
Mature fibers12.51 ± 0.26 ab γ11.00 ± 0.04 a β10.60 ± 0.02 abc α
Overripe fibers12.71 ± 0.07 abc γ11.20 ± 0.03 ab β10.49 ± 0.07 a α

Overripe wineControl11.93 ± 0.02 de γ11.27 ± 0.06 e β10.61 ± 0.06 b α
Dose 1Unripe fibers11.89 ± 0.02 d γ11.21 ± 0.04 d β10.48 ± 0.05 b α
Mature fibers11.94 ± 0.03 de γ10.80 ± 0.01 a β10.55 ± 0.12 b α
Overripe fibers11.97 ± 0.02 e γ11.16 ± 0.01 c β10.54 ± 0.10 b α
Dose 2Unripe fibers11.50 ± 0.03 b γ10.80 ± 0.02 a β10.26 ± 0.07 a α
Mature fibers11.36 ± 0.01 a γ11.14 ± 0.02 c β10.24 ± 0.05 a α
Overripe fibers11.61 ± 0.05 c γ10.90 ± 0.01 b β10.22 ± 0.07 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.