Seasonal and regional variation of green aroma compounds in commercial vineyards of vitis vinifera L. Merlot in California

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 430-436

  Mendez Costabel, Martin P ^a,b   Wilkinson, Kerry L ^b   Bastian, Sue E P ^b   McCarthy, Michael ^c   Ford, Chris M ^b   Dokoozlian, Nick ^a  

^a E and J Gallo Winery ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 isobutyl 2 methoxypyrazine; C6 compounds; Growing degree days; Rainfall; Soluble solids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888624027     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2013.12109     Document Type: Article

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