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. 2021 Feb 25;26(5):1240. doi: 10.3390/molecules26051240

Table 12.

pH and acidic composition of wine made with and without stem addition (for each study, different letters indicate significant statistical differences).

Grape Variety Modality Maceration Time (Days) pH Titrable Acidity (g/L) Total Acidity (g/L Tartaric Acid) Volatile Acidity (g/L Acetic Acid) Tartaric Acid (g/L) Malic Acid (g/L) Lactic Acid (g/L) Acetic Acid (mg/L) Phosphoric Acid (mg/L) Citric Acid (mg/L) Succinic Acid (g/L) Shikimic Acid (mg/L)
Cabernet sauvignon [3] no stem 7 3.78 1.446b 4.220 0.322 161 795a 571a 1.576
stem addition 3.85 1.308a 4.303 0.304 165 948b 633b 1.486
Cabernet sauvignon [12] no stem 15 3.23a 5.5b
stem addition 3.45b 4.7a
Castelao [79] no stem 7 3.19 7.25 0.48 2.7b 1.700 0.0
stem addition 3.22 7.15 0.47 2.6a 1.700 0.0
no stem 21 3.19a 7.25 0.48 2.7b 1.700 0.0a
stem addition 3.28b 6.55 0.49 2.5a 0.900 0.300b
Merlot [3] no stem 7 3.54
stem addition 3.54
Muscat bailey A [3] no stem 7 3.83a 1.105b 3.787 0.343 276 669a 729 1.228b
stem addition 3.95b 1.011a 3.790 0.382 247 926b 767 1.032a
Pinot Noir [3] no stem addition 7 3.60a
stem addition 3.69b
Pinot Noir 2014 [84] no stem 10 3.74
stem addition 3.74
Pinot Noir 2015 [84] no stem 10 3.66bc 4.03b 0.90b 0.760 1.31
stem addition 3.71c 3.86a 0.94b 0.660 1.30
20% whole cluster 3.63ab 3.96a 0.85a 0.810 1.31
Pinot Noir 2016 [83] no stem addition 10 3.36b 6.4b 0.77b 0.05 0.86ab
50% whole cluster 3.55a 6.8a 0.81b 0.05 0.81ab
100% whole cluster 3.53a 6.8a 1.11a 0.06 0.79b
dried stems 3.52a 6.5ab 0.85b 0.06 0.87a
Pinot Noir 2017 [83] no stem addition 10 3.31c 7.1 0.79b 0.04 0.58b
50% whole cluster 3.42bc 7.2 0.95ab 0.04 0.66ab
100% whole cluster 3.60a 7.2 1.12a 0.04 0.76a
dried stems 3.51ab 7.1 0.91ab 0.06 0.72a
Primitivo [81] no stem 10 3.91 6.15 0.75 1.60 1.73 0.04 1.14 1.28 18.4a
25% whole cluster 3.84 6.38 0.75 1.53 2.4 0.05 0.96 1.23 23.7b
50% whole cluster 3.90 6.3 0.66a 1.69 1.7 0.06 0.97 1.33 22.4b
Tinta Miuda [80] no stem 6 3.0 8.6 0.8
stem addition 3.0 8.5 0.7