RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Dissolved oxygen removal in wines by gas sparging, Its optimization and chemical impact A1 Barrio Galán, Rubén del A1 Nevares Domínguez, Ignacio Gerardo A1 Pérez Magariño, Silvia A1 Álamo Sanza, María del K1 Argón K1 Nitrogen K1 Nitrógeno K1 Oxygen K1 Oxígeno K1 Carbon dioxide K1 Dióxido de carbono K1 Wine and wine making K1 Vinos y vinificación K1 Red wines K1 Vinos tintos K1 White wine K1 Vinos blancos K1 Food science K1 Analytical chemistry K1 Agricultural engineering K1 Viticulture K1 Viticultura K1 2204.05 Gases K1 3309.29 Vino K1 3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos K1 2301 Química Analítica K1 3102 Ingeniería Agrícola AB Sparging is a technique to remove an excess of dissolved oxygen from the wine with inerting gases before bottling to avoid negative consequences for its chemical and sensory properties. However, its effectiveness on these properties has not been studied in depth. This work investigates the effectiveness of different inerting gases (N2, CO2, and argon) in removing dissolved oxygen in different volumes of a model wine. The efficacy of these gases was also studied in white and red wine, as was their effect on the physicochemical characteristics. Sparging with N2 in the model wine gave the best results in terms of cost–benefits, and with CO2 the worst. The scaling in tanks of different sizes allowed us to establish that the N2 expenditure ranged between 0.09 L and 0.23 L of gas per liter of model wine, establishing an index (Lgas/Lwine) that can be very useful for wineries to remove the dissolved oxygen. Sparging treatments in white and red wine showed very similar results to the model wine. The effect on the chemical properties of the wines was, in some cases, different for white and red wine and for each gas used. The incorporation of oxygen and the subsequent sparging produced a significant loss of some volatile compounds of sensory interest and increased the content of others that have a negative sensory effect. In addition, it had a negative effect on the chromatic properties of red wines. PB MDPI SN 2306-5710 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67982 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/67982 LA eng NO Beverages, 2024, Vol. 10, Nº. 1, 3 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 27-jun-2024