Variation in the concentration of ellagitannins and cis- and trans-β-methyl-γ-octalactone extracted from oak wood (Quercus robur L., Quercus petraea Liebl.) under model wine cask conditions

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 509-515

  Feuillat, F ^a   Moio, L ^b   Guichard, E ^b   Marinov, M ^b   Fournier, N ^b   Puech, J L ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomical features; Ellagitannins; Model wine cask; Oak lactone; Pedunculate oak; Sessile oak; Variability

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 3 OCTALACTONE; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; ELLAGITANNIN; MODEL; PLANT EXTRACT;

QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0031425747     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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