Grape maturity at harvest strongly affects wine quality; therefore, an adequate strategy of berry selection based on objective quality indicators is a key issue in producing high-quality and premium wines. In red wine technology, phenolic composition, aromatic profile, chromatic characteristics, mechanical properties, reducing sugar content, and acidity contribute most to grape quality.

Grape maturity and selection: automatic grape selection

Susana Rio Segade
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Simone Giacosa;Vincenzo Gerbi;Luca Rolle
2026-01-01

Abstract

Grape maturity at harvest strongly affects wine quality; therefore, an adequate strategy of berry selection based on objective quality indicators is a key issue in producing high-quality and premium wines. In red wine technology, phenolic composition, aromatic profile, chromatic characteristics, mechanical properties, reducing sugar content, and acidity contribute most to grape quality.
2026
Red Wine Technology
Academic Press
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9780443339141
Grape maturity, quality assessment, berry sorting, precision viticulture,chemical composition, mechanicalpro perties, chromatic characteristics, near-infrared spectroscopy, spectral imaging, chemometrics
Susana Rio Segade, Simone Giacosa, Vincenzo Gerbi, Luca Rolle
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