The Effects of Pre-Fermentative Treatments on the Aroma of Krstač and Žižak Wines
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Winemaking
2.3. Liquid–Liquid Extraction
2.4. GC/FID-MS Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.6. Sensory Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Pre-Fermentative Static Settling on the Aroma of Wine Produced from Krstač and Žižak Variety
PCA and Multivariate sPLS-DA
3.2. Effect of Pressing Pressure on the Aroma of Wine Produced from Krstač and Žižak Varieties
PCA and Multivariate sPLS-DA
3.3. Effect of Bentonite Addition to the Must on the Aroma of Wines Produced from Krstač and Žižak Varieties
PCA and Multivariate sPLS-DA
3.4. Sensory Evaluation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatments | Abbreviation (Wine Samples) | Explanation of Treatments |
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Static settling | K0, Z0 | Without static settling |
K10, Z10 | Static settling for 10 h | |
K20, Z20 | Static settling for 20 h | |
K30, Z30 | Static settling for 30 h | |
Pressure | Kfr, Zfr | Free-run juice |
Kp, Zp | Pressure ~1.8 bar | |
Bentonite | KB0, ZB0 | Without bentonite |
KB50, ZB50 | Addition of 50 g/hL bentonite | |
KB100, ZB100 | Addition of 100 g/hL bentonite | |
KB200, ZB200 | Addition of 200 g/hL bentonite |
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Madžgalj, V.; Đorđević, I.; Sofrenić, I.; Petrović, A. The Effects of Pre-Fermentative Treatments on the Aroma of Krstač and Žižak Wines. Fermentation 2025, 11, 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation11100577
Madžgalj V, Đorđević I, Sofrenić I, Petrović A. The Effects of Pre-Fermentative Treatments on the Aroma of Krstač and Žižak Wines. Fermentation. 2025; 11(10):577. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation11100577
Chicago/Turabian StyleMadžgalj, Valerija, Iris Đorđević, Ivana Sofrenić, and Aleksandar Petrović. 2025. "The Effects of Pre-Fermentative Treatments on the Aroma of Krstač and Žižak Wines" Fermentation 11, no. 10: 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation11100577
APA StyleMadžgalj, V., Đorđević, I., Sofrenić, I., & Petrović, A. (2025). The Effects of Pre-Fermentative Treatments on the Aroma of Krstač and Žižak Wines. Fermentation, 11(10), 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation11100577