title: Distribution of rare earth elements in soil and grape berries of Vitis vinifera cv. "Glera".
abstract: The renowned Vitis vinifera L. cultivar "Glera" (Magnoliopsida Vitaceae) has been grown for hundreds of years in the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli to produce the sparkling Prosecco wine, with controlled designation of origin (DOC). We evaluated the relationship among the concentrations of rare earth elements (REE) in soil and in "Glera" grape berries in vineyards belonging to five different localities in the Veneto alluvial plain, all included in the DOC area of Prosecco. The concentration of REE in samples of soil and juice or solid residues of grape berries was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and the index of bioaccumulation was calculated to define the specific assimilation of these elements from soil to grape berries. The concentration of REE in soil samples allowed an identification of each locality examined, and REE were mostly detected in solid grape berry residues in comparison to juice. These data may be useful to associate REE distribution in soil and grape berries to a specific geographical origin, in order to prevent fraudulent use of wine denomination labels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Saragat 1, 44121, Ferrara, Italy. ppesvt@unife.it.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pepi
authors.affiliation: CREA-VIT Research Centre for Viticulture, Via XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015, Conegliano (Treviso), Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sansone
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science and Biotechnologies, University of Ferrara, via L. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Milvia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chicca
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Saragat 1, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marrocchino
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Saragat 1, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D007558:Italy; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D027843:Vitis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D014920:Wine / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D012987:Soil
keywords: Grape berry; ICP-MS; Index of bioaccumulation; Prosecco; Veneto