PMID- 25042479 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151130 LR - 20161125 IS - 1097-0010 (Electronic) IS - 0022-5142 (Linking) VI - 95 IP - 6 DP - 2015 Apr TI - Wine evolution and spatial distribution of oxygen during storage in high-density polyethylene tanks. PG - 1313-20 LID - 10.1002/jsfa.6824 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Porous plastic tanks are permeable to oxygen due to the nature of the polymers with which they are manufactured. In the wine industry, these types of tanks are used mainly for storing wine surpluses. Lately, their use in combination with oak pieces has also been proposed as an alternative to mimic traditional barrel ageing. RESULTS: In this study, the spatial distribution of dissolved oxygen in a wine-like model solution, and the oxygen transfer rate (OTR) of high-density polyethylene tanks (HDPE), was analysed by means of a non-invasive opto-luminescence detector. Also, the chemical and sensory evolution of red wine, treated with oak pieces, and stored in HDPE tanks was examined and compared against traditional oak barrel ageing. The average OTR calculated for these tanks was within the commonly accepted amounts reported for new barrels. With regards to wine evolution, a number of compositional and sensory differences were observed between the wines aged in oak barrels and those stored in HDPE tanks with oak barrel alternatives. CONCLUSION: The use of HDPE tanks in combination with oak wood alternatives is a viable alternative too for ageing wine. CI - (c) 2014 Society of Chemical Industry. FAU - del Alamo-Sanza, Maria AU - del Alamo-Sanza M AD - Higher Technical College of Agricultural Engineering, Universidad de Valladolid, Avda. Madrid 44, 34004, Palencia, Spain. FAU - Laurie, V Felipe AU - Laurie VF FAU - Nevares, Ignacio AU - Nevares I LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140815 PL - England TA - J Sci Food Agric JT - Journal of the science of food and agriculture JID - 0376334 RN - 0 (Polyphenols) RN - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - *Food Storage MH - Humans MH - Odorants MH - Oxygen/*analysis MH - *Polyethylene MH - Polyphenols/analysis MH - *Quercus MH - Taste MH - Wine/*analysis MH - *Wood OTO - NOTNLM OT - HDPE OT - ageing OT - oak wood OT - oxygen OT - polyethylene OT - wine EDAT- 2014/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/22 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/07/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/jsfa.6824 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Sci Food Agric. 2015 Apr;95(6):1313-20. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.6824. Epub 2014 Aug 15.