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Enantiomeric ratios of pantolactone, solerone, 4-carboethoxy-4-hydroxy-butyrolactone and of sotolon a flavour impact compound of flor-sherry and botr…

1992

Quantitative determination of solerone and sotolon in flor sherries by two-dimensional capillary GC

1991

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Optimal Conditions for the Formation of Sotolon from .alpha.-Ketobutyric Acid in the French "Vin Jaune"

1995

Sotolon (3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone) is a key flavor compound in the French flor-sherry Vin Jaune. Sotolon in Vin Jaune (120-268 microgram/L) is produced during the development of yeast film over a period of 6 years. In a synthetic medium resembling wine, the formation of sotolon was studied for different organic acids and acetaldehyde. Then, sotolon was quantified by HPLC on a Lichrospher 100 Diol column. Under the conditions of temperature, pH, and alcoholic content similar to the ageing of wine in barrels, sotolon was formed by a purely chemical mechanism from alpha-ketobutyric acid and acetaldehyde. The formation of sotolon increases by increasing temperature and decreasing p…

Quantitative determination of sotolon in wines by high-performance liquid chromatography

1993

Sotolon (4,5-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone) is a key flavour compound in the french flor-sherry “Vin jaune”. This compound was determined quantitatively by extraction of 25 ml of wine on a XAD-4 resin, elution with diethyl ether, separation by HPLC on a Lichrospher 100 Diol column, elution with dichloromethane/hexane (60/40) and UV detection at 232 nm. The amount of sotolon in “Vin jaune” (120 to 268 μg/l) was related to the development of the yeast film over a period of 6 years. Only 6 to 51 μg/l were found in the “Vin de paille” which is made with overmaturated grapes of the same Savagnin vine-plant but without development of yeasts, and 80 to 140 μg/l in “Tokai” which are partly grow…

More clues about Sensory Impact of Sotolon in Some Flor Sherry Wines

1992

The olfactory impact of sotolon [4,5-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone] in wines was first demonstrated in botrytized wines. In sherry wines it was recently found to occur at concentrations varying from 0 to 500 ppb. The olfactory detection threshold of a sample of purified racemic sotolon was determined to be lower (15 ppb) in white wine than its concentration in most sherries. Its flavor impact in sherries was calculated to be between 1 and 25 OUV. Using MCA of the data obtained from 22 wines (white wines, rancios, Spanish and French sherries) during two tasting sessions by wine professionals, significant positive correlations were found-between the concentration of sotolon and the typica…