Effect of Applied Shading During Fruit Ripening on Tannin Structure-Activity Relationships of Grape Skin Extracts.

This work suggests that manipulation of canopy architecture, such as artificial shading, leads to changes in berry pigmentation, tannin composition and activity. These results show that astringency and mouthfeel characteristics of a wine may be altered by vineyard management practices. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.