Kvasny Prum. 1997; 43(10): 271 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1997020

New Procedure of Utilizing Sulphur Dioxide in Wine Bottling.Peer-reviewed article

E. MINÁRIK

Important advantages of direct SO₂- injection into empty bottles prior to bottling of wine are reported: 1. In advance determined SO₂-amounts injected into the empty bottle: 2. sterilization of the inner bottle walls: 3. intensive antiseptic SO₂-effect on wine microorganisms. Molecular SO₂ very quickly kills yeast and bacterial cells. The binding ability with wine constituents (acetaldehyde, polyphenols) is very slow. Sulphur dioxide may be injected as concentrated water solution or  in wine that is to be bottled. The antimicrobial effect of SO₂ in water solution or  in wine at low pH is compared with kaliummetabisulphite (K₂S₂O₅) solutions.
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Keywords: Wein, bottling, sulpuric dioxide

Published: October 1, 1997