title: Increase of fruity aroma during mixed T. delbrueckii/S. cerevisiae wine fermentation is linked to specific esters enhancement.
abstract: The aim of this work was to study ester formation and the aromatic impact of Torulaspora delbrueckii when used in association with Saccharomyces cerevisiae during the alcoholic fermentation of must. In order to evaluate the influence of the inoculation procedure, sequential and simultaneous mixed cultures were carried out and compared to pure cultures of T. delbrueckii and S. cerevisiae. Our results showed that mixed inoculations allowed the increase, in comparison to S. cerevisiae pure culture, of some esters specifically produced by T. delbrueckii and significantly correlated to the maximal T. delbrueckii population reached in mixed cultures. Thus, ethyl propanoate, ethyl isobutanoate and ethyl dihydrocinnamate were considered as activity markers of T. delbrueckii. On the other hand, isobutyl acetate and isoamyl acetate concentrations were systematically increased during mixed inoculations although not correlated with the development of either species but were rather due to positive interactions between these species. Favoring T. delbrueckii development when performing sequential inoculation enhanced the concentration of esters linked to T. delbrueckii activity. On the contrary, simultaneous inoculation restricted the growth of T. delbrueckii, limiting the production of its activity markers, but involved a very important production of numerous esters due to more important positive interactions between species. These results suggest that the ester concentrations enhancement via interactions during mixed modalities was due to S. cerevisiae production in response to the presence of T. delbrueckii. Finally, sensory analyses showed that mixed inoculations between T. delbrueckii and S. cerevisiae allowed to enhance the complexity and fruity notes of wine in comparison to S. cerevisiae pure culture. Furthermore, the higher levels of ethyl propanoate, ethyl isobutanoate, ethyl dihydrocinnamate and isobutyl acetate in mixed wines were found responsible for the increase of fruitiness and complexity.
authors.affiliation: Univ. Bordeaux, ISVV, EA 4577, Unité de recherche Œnologie, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France; Biolaffort, 33100 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renault
authors.affiliation: Biolaffort, 33100 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coulon
authors.affiliation: Univ. Bordeaux, ISVV, EA 4577, Unité de recherche Œnologie, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France; INRA, ISVV, USC Oenologie, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Revel
authors.affiliation: Univ. Bordeaux, ISVV, EA 4577, Unité de recherche Œnologie, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France; INRA, ISVV, USC Oenologie, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barbe
authors.affiliation: Univ. Bordeaux, ISVV, EA 4577, Unité de recherche Œnologie, 33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France. Electronic address: marina.bely@u-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bely
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000032:analysis; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005285:Fermentation; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000032:analysis; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*; D055319:Torulaspora / Q000378:metabolism*; D014920:Wine / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D004952:Esters; D010666:Phenylpropionates; C035253:3-phenylpropionic acid; C038989:isobutyl acetate
keywords: Esters; Fermentation; Mixed inoculation; Non-Saccharomyces; Torulaspora delbrueckii; Wine