Exploring the Impact of Pitch-Coated Pottery on Wine Composition: Metabolomics Characterization of an Ancient Technique.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, wine producers have increasingly experimented with ancient fermentation and ageing techniques, such as the use of ceramic containers or pitch-coated amphorae. Despite growing interest in these traditional practices, few studies have investigated the chemical composition of the resulting wines. This is the first study that characterises pine pitch, historically used as a coating material, and evaluates the impact of pitched pottery vessels on the winemaking process and wine composition using a foodomics approach. Vinification was carried out in both pitch-coated and uncoated (control) clay containers. Chemical differences between must and wine produced in pitched and unpitched vessels were assessed using targeted and untargeted ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem

SUBMITTER: Abarca-Rivas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12651153 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature