Enology Services Lab 2012 Report
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Appalachian State University’s Enology Services Lab 2012 Report Introduction • Data pulled from over 1,000 samples submitted between July 2010 and January 2012 (roughly 5,000 data points) • In this report we will go through juice then wine sample data Full List of Varietals Submitted (Juice and Wine Samples) Aglianico Maréchal Foch Seyval blanc Albariño Marquette St. Croix Barbera Merlot Symphony Cabernet Franc Montepulciano Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon Muscat Tempranillo Carlos Nebbiolo Touriga Nacional Catawba Niagara Traminette Chambourcin Noble Vermentino Chancellor Noiret Vidal blanc Chardonel Norton Viognier Chardonnay Petit Mensing Vogue blanc Concord Petite Verdot Zinfandel Diamond Pinot gris Frontenac Pinot noir Landot noir Riesling Also Submitted: Magnolia Sangiovese Cider Malbec Sauvignon blanc Fruit Wine Juice Samples • Over 250 juice samples Sample Variety (Juice) Percent Chardonnay 11.0% submitted, with 222 Viognier 7.8% having varietal specified Cabernet Sauvignon 7.3% • Nine varietals made up Merlot 7.3% Seyval Blanc 7.3% 64% of juice submissions; Cabernet Franc 6.4% the remaining 36% Sangiovese 6.4% dispersed between 25 Chambourcin 5.5% Traminette 5.0% additional varietals Total 64% Juice Varietals Breakdown Vinifera Red (38% of Total) Percent Vinifera White (29% of Total) Percent Merlot 18.8% Chardonnay 37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon 18.8% Viognier 26.6% Cabernet Franc 16.5% Pinot Gris 14.1% Sangiovese 16.5% Riesling 12.5% Syrah 10.6% Vermentino 6.3% Petite Verdot 5.9% Petit Mensing 1.6% Tempranillo 4.7% White Vinifera Blend 1.6% Aglianico 2.4% Malbec 2.4% Barbera 2.4% Syrah/Viognier 0.0% Nebbiolo 1.2% Zinfandel 0.0% Hybrid Red (12% of Total) Percent Hybrid White (18% of Total) Percent Chambourcin 46.2% Seyval Blanc 41.0% Maréchal Foch 15.4% Traminette 28.2% Frontenac 7.7% Vidal Blanc 10.3% Norton 7.7% Chardonel 5.1% St. Croix 7.7% Hybrid White (unspecified) 15.4% Landot Noir 7.7% Marquette 3.8% Noiret 3.8% Now some juice data: All Juice Samples BRIX TA pH Malic YAN Mean 19.74 5.46 3.71 338.3 206.1 Max 28.20 16.40 4.48 953.0 844.0 Min 6.00 2.20 2.81 6.3 21.0 Std Dev 3.34 2.76 0.36 197.8 102.6 Distribution: Distribution: Vinifera Red Hybrid Red BRIX TA pH Malic YAN BRIX TA pH Malic YAN Mean 20.63 4.42 3.86 262.4 171.6 Mean 20.64 8.35 3.38 326.1 252.3 Max 24.30 10.30 4.48 640.0 844.0 Max 25.30 15.90 3.93 512.0 774.0 Min 16.50 2.20 3.11 51.4 44.0 Min 13.30 3.70 3.06 98.0 115.1 Std Dev 1.81 1.64 0.29 123.1 93.0 Std Dev 2.66 3.45 0.23 147.4 139.5 Vinifera White Hybrid White BRIX TA pH Malic YAN BRIX TA pH Malic YAN Mean 19.72 4.87 3.82 360.8 225.0 Mean 16.87 7.00 3.34 436.2 230.6 Max 25.00 9.78 4.32 925.0 362.0 Max 28.20 16.40 3.75 953.0 520.4 Min 6.00 2.80 2.81 6.3 31.0 Min 6.30 3.08 2.89 36.0 21.0 Std Dev 3.22 1.48 0.34 259.6 72.4 Std Dev 5.10 4.18 0.25 260.1 152.5 Notes: • YAN on Vinifera Reds low on average. • TAs for Hybrid Reds higher than those for Vinifera Reds in this data. • Brix for Vinifera Whites higher than those of Hybrid Whites. Juice data by varietal: Harvest 2010 and 2011 pH of selected varieties with multiple samples of pH < 3.5 Brix Averages in Popular Varietals Varietal Mean Std Dev 2010 and 2011 Varietal Mean Std Dev Seyval Blanc 3.14 0.20 Sangiovese 21.36 1.22 Traminette 3.43 0.11 Cabernet Franc 20.94 1.67 Chambourcin 3.54 0.22 Merlot 20.64 1.77 Chardonnay 20.34 1.34 TA of selected varieties with Viognier 19.94 3.59 multiple samples of TA > 8g/L Cabernet Sauvignon 19.92 1.90 Varietal Mean Std Dev Pinot Gris 18.29 5.07 Seyval Blanc 11.28 3.91 Riesling 15.92 3.40 Cab Sauv 5.66 2.13 Cab Franc 4.29 2.20 Brix Brix TA TA Brix Brix TA TA Average Brix and TA Juice Samples 2010 and 2011 Reds Brix Std Dev TA Std Dev Hybrids 2010 21.44 1.99 7.96 3.18 Hybrids 2011 19.69 3.28 9.00 4.00 Vinifera 2010 21.40 1.66 4.56 2.11 Vinifera 2011 20.11 1.73 4.33 1.25 Whites Brix Std Dev TA Std Dev Hybrids 2010 20.10 6.14 4.71 0.76 Hybrids 2011 15.92 4.44 7.64 4.52 Vinifera 2010 19.48 3.43 4.77 1.41 Vinifera 2011 19.94 3.04 4.95 1.54 All Juice Samples Brix Std Dev TA Std Dev 2010 and 2011 19.74 3.34 5.46 2.76 Brix and TA for Selected Varietals 2010 and 2011 30.00 30.00 Brix 25.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 Cab Sauv Chardonnay 15.00 15.00 Chambourcin TA (g/L) TA Seyval 10.00 10.00 Brix (g/100ml)Brix TA 5.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 8/9 8/19 8/29 9/8 9/18 9/28 10/8 10/18 10/28 11/7 Analysis Date (Harvest 2010 and 2011) Brix v TA All Juice Samples with Brix > 13.0o 18.00 Statistically, this is y = -7.557ln(x) + 28.246 16.00 R² = 0.0935 not showing a 14.00 relationship in grape 12.00 development 10.00 between Brix and TA (g/L)TA 8.00 TA. However, one 6.00 challenge is not 4.00 knowing if some 2.00 samples are 0.00 chaptalized juice. 12.50 17.50 22.50 27.50 32.50 oBrix Another way to look at balance in your grapes: divide Brix by TA 35.5 % of valid values from 2010 and 2011 harvest are between desired range of 3.5 to 5 (n=200) Something to think about: Vineyard altitude blending Samples grown at various vineyards at ~ 2,000 to 3,000' altitude compared to all other samples: Some top TA numbers produced at higher altitudes: Some top Brix numbers from general samples: Sample Variety TA BRIX pH Malic Sample Variety TA BRIX pH Malic Marquette 13.06 22.20 3.15 Cabernet Sauvignon 4.40 24.00 4.11 187.00 Seyval Blanc 12.00 17.80 3.10 520.38 Vermentino 4.50 23.60 4.08 Maréchal Foch 11.53 19.80 3.13 Merlot 4.22 23.50 3.75 640.00 Seyval Blanc 11.00 18.50 3.08 514.60 Merlot 3.20 23.20 4.00 Petit Verdot 10.05 22.00 3.14 Petite Verdot 4.20 23.00 3.87 Noiret 10.00 15.90 3.15 Cabernet Franc 2.70 23.00 4.18 Cabernet Sauvignon 9.90 19.50 3.10 Viognier 3.92 23.00 4.21 Riesling 9.78 16.50 3.14 Syrah 4.20 22.90 4.23 Seyval Blanc 9.12 19.10 3.15 Viognier 3.50 22.80 4.27 Seyval Blanc 8.70 20.80 3.09 396.63 Petite Verdot 4.80 22.80 3.78 Chardonnay 8.70 20.70 3.10 Cabernet Franc 2.20 22.80 4.16 83.90 Chardonnay 8.70 20.90 3.10 Petite Verdot 5.80 22.80 4.09 Seyval Blanc 8.60 3.51 378.35 Cabernet Franc 8.00 22.60 3.27 229.00 Maréchal Foch 8.50 3.90 507.26 Chardonnay 4.10 22.60 3.98 332.64 Chardonel 8.10 23.70 3.18 Viognier 3.70 22.50 4.20 Note: TA values for higher altitude group are statistically higher than general samples. (No statistical difference in Brix) Brix v TA: Altitude Grapes and All Samples 18.00 16.00 14.00 12.00 All Juice y = -0.1788x + 12.237 Samples 10.00 R² = 0.0272 8.00 TA (g/L) TA Altitude Juice 6.00 Samples 4.00 2.00 y = -0.1009x + 7.4187 R² = 0.0111 0.00 5.50 10.50 15.50 20.50 25.50 30.50 Brix (g/100ml) Moving on to Wine Samples Wine: Varietals Submitted • Of roughly 800 wine Wine Types of Labeled Samples (n=452) samples, only 452 Wine Type Percent had varietal Vinifera 69.07% Hybrid 20.99% designations American 5.64% (something for us to Fruit 3.16% work on) Cider 1.13% • 45 varietals total Out of designated samples, 52% were from • More info on these varietals: Sample Variety Percent regional origin of Chardonnay 12.61% grape would also Cabernet Sauvignon 8.63% improve data utility Syrah 8.63% Chambourcin 7.96% Cabernet Franc 7.30% Merlot 7.08% Wine Stats I All Wine Samples Malic FSO2 TSO2 TA pH VA Alcohol RS Mean 100.10 23.08 108.87 6.19 3.65 0.06 12.44 1.64 Max 676.00 197.00 332.00 13.90 4.54 0.35 18.28 34.00 Min 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.10 2.51 0.00 3.00 -0.07 Std Dev 112.39 24.32 77.45 1.31 0.30 0.04 1.48 4.51 Vinifera Malic FSO2 TSO2 TA pH VA Alcohol RS Mean 92.43 18.03 91.76 5.87 3.73 0.06 12.35 0.85 Max 496.00 92.00 315.00 9.80 4.54 0.35 16.29 12.00 Min 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.60 2.88 0.00 6.36 0.00 Std Dev 109.35 20.46 77.60 1.01 0.30 0.04 1.18 2.95 Wine Stats II Hybrids Malic FSO2 TSO2 TA pH VA Alcohol RS Mean 124.09 23.66 93.50 6.65 3.60 0.05 12.59 3.26 Max 595.00 165.00 330.00 9.80 4.09 0.23 18.28 34.00 Min 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.40 3.09 0.00 5.00 0.00 Std Dev 132.75 34.73 79.46 1.24 0.22 0.04 1.56 7.15 American Malic FSO2 TSO2 TA pH VA Alcohol RS Mean 94.93 18.92 105.84 6.74 3.15 0.05 11.79 4.83 Max 236.00 85.00 280.00 8.50 3.47 0.15 14.31 34.00 Min 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.30 2.90 0.02 6.58 0.00 Std Dev 71.86 22.56 79.98 1.31 0.16 0.03 1.63 8.82 Malic v VA All Wine Samples 0.400 0.350 y = -6E-05x + 0.059 R² = 0.0372 0.300 0.250 0.200 0.150 0.100 Volatile Acidity (g/100ml)Volatile 0.050 0.000 0.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 600.00 700.00 800.00 900.00 Malic (mg/100ml) Problem Wines: Total Sulfur Group Mean Std Dev • TSO2: 150ppm range Vinifera Red 65.95 63.46 is good, 350ppm is Hybrid White 85.80 79.29 legal max Vinifera White 91.76 77.60 Hybrid Red 93.50 79.46 • of 600 wines tested American 105.84 79.98 for TSO2 levels, 184 All Wine* 110.55 87.70 *"All Wine" category includes have levels over 150, samples not designated by varietal 29 had over 250; but type.