Antonio Coletta

CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis · VE Viticulture and Enology

Nowadays, different systems for reducing pesticides in table grapes are being tested at different production stages either in the field or in postharvest. The present study tested ozonated water treatments at the beginning of the cold storage of the Princess® seedless table grape variety to reduce the residue contents of some pesticides and to eval...

Fig fruits have recently received more attention by consumers for their quality as either fresh or dried fruits and, consequently, growers are becoming more interested in the cultivation of this species. Figs are mainly consumed as processed fruits (dried, marmalade, jam, etc.), but limited attention has been paid to new possible processing applica...

Citation: Gentilesco, G.; Coletta, A.; Tarricone, L.; Alba, V. Bioclimatic Characterization Relating to Temperature and Subsequent Future Scenarios of Vine Growing across the Apulia Region in Southern Italy. Agriculture 2023, 13, 644. https:// Abstract: The progressive climate change has an impact on the quantity and quality of grapes. Among meteor...

In the context of climate change, in which some extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency and intensity because of global warming, adaptive techniques in viticulture have become necessary to reduce the resulting negative impacts. This study on four table grape cultivars has evaluated the effects of different winter pruning trea...

Background: 'Sangiovese' (Vitis vinifera L.) is a well-known Italian wine grape utilized for producing the prestigious Chianti Classico brand. Here, 'Sangiovese' is generally trained to vertical training system, with an imposed crop level of around 3-5 Kg per vine to preserve grapes quality. Tendone is a horizontal trellis system, largely diffused...

Wine is one of the most traditional consumed alcoholic beverages in the world. Millions of wine enthusiasts worldwide duly appreciate a wine of excellent quality in terms of physicochemical and sensorial properties. Different classes of wines have different volatile compositions and sensorial properties, which can be altered, depending on the vinif...

The aim of this review is to explore and discuss the two main aspects related to a HeadSpace Solid Phase Micro-Extraction Gas-Chromatography/Mass-Spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC/MS) quantitative analysis of volatile compounds in wines, both being fundamental to obtain reliable data. In the first section, recent advances in the use of multivariate optimiza...

This study aimed to assess the impact of two soil managements and training systems on yield and wine aroma compounds of Negroamaro variety grown in a warm climate region (southern Italy). Cover crop (CC) and soil tillage (ST) as soil management, whilst bilateral Guyot (BG) and monolateral Guyot (MG) as training systems were compared. Free and bound...

Grape skins are one of the most important leftovers of grape juice production, and are also a good source of bioactive compounds, especially phenolic antioxidants and fiber, because they are not stressed as the winemaking process occurs. Their extracts may be used as functional components of enriched foods and beverage, both to color the products a...

Table grapes need of substantial water supply for achieving commercial requirements. Viticulture practices such as girdling (G) and gibberellic acid (GA) application, as well as water supply, can improve table grape quality. The study, which was conducted in two consecutive seasons (2010–2011), aimed to assess the counterbalance effect of these vit...

The present geochemical study concerns the impact of viticultural practices in the chemical composition of the grape cultivar “Negroamaro” in Apulia, a southern Italian region renowned for its quality wine. Three types of soil management (SM), two cover cropping with different mixtures, and a soil tillage were considered. For each SM, the vines wer...

Metabolic profiles of 32 Negroamaro red wines were analysed using 1H NMR spectroscopy and multivariate statistical analyses (Principal Component Analysis, PCA, and Orthogonal Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis, OPLS-DA). Among winemaking technologies three were compared: ultrasounds (U; 12 samples), cryomaceration using dry ice (C; 12 sampl...

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of some viticultural practices (VP) and winemaking technologies (WT) on phenolic composition and sensory characteristics of Negroamaro wines produced in Apulia, Southern Italy. Among VP, two soil management (cover crop and soil tillage) and two training systems (bilateral cordon and unilateral cordon)...

Primitivo is a relevant local variety of Apulia region (Southern Italy) used to produce DOP red wines. In the same region Cabernet sauvignon is cultivated too and it is used in purity or blended with other local varieties to produce DOP or IGT wines. The purpose of this study was to compare the chemical-physical and sensory characteristics of some...

Rationale: Due to their health benefits, there is growing interest in the production and use of carotenoids from natural sources, e.g. microalgae. To date, only Haematococcus pluvialis and Dunaliella, that accumulate, respectively, astaxanthin and β-carotene in large quantities, are grown commercially. However, interest is also being focused on ot...

Negroamaro is an autochthonous wine grape variety of Southern Italy, which is becoming very important for the Italian wine market. The wine aroma is primary affected by the chemical composition of grapes, which can be influenced also by agronomic practices such as soil management. In this study, the free and bound aroma characterization was perform...

Unlabelled: Flavonoids present in skin extracts of red seedless table grape varieties Summer Royal, Autumn Royal, and Crimson, and white seedless varieties Carati and Thompson were analyzed by HPLC-DAD-MS, in 3 y of study (2006 to 2008). The anthocyanins, delphinidin-3-O-glucoside, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, petunidin-3-O-glucoside (with their corres...

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of different winemaking technologies on the chemical characteristics and, in particular, on the phenolic fraction of Aglianico, Montepulciano, Nero di Troia and Sangiovese wines produced in Apulia, Southern Italy. Four different winemaking technologies were compared: control (traditional, 5 days of...

The aim of this study was to evaluate over two seasons (2007 and 2008) the effect of cover cropping and irrigation on the phenolic composition of grapes from two red cultivars (Aglianico and Nero di Troia) grown in Southern Italy and of their corresponding wines. Cover cropping led to impoverishment in phenols of grapes and wines of Aglianico and t...

To determine a correlation between carotenoid precursors in grapes and norisoprenoid varietal aroma of wine, carotenoids were identified and quantified by HPLC-DAD-MS (ESI+) from four representative wine grape varieties of the Apulian region (Chardonnay, Merlot, Negroamaro, Primitivo) in two years of study (2006-2007), and C13-norisoprenoid aroma p...

Carotenoid compounds in wine grapes (Chardonnay, Merlot, Primitivo, Negroamaro) grown in Apulian region were investigated by chromatographic and spectrometric analyses. Cis-isomers of lutein and beta-carotene (9Z, 9'Z-lutein and 9Z-beta-carotene) and 5,6-epoxyxanthophylls were detected: 9'Z-neoxanthin, violaxanthin, and 5,6-epoxylutein. Moreover, z...

The effects of water management and nitrogen fertilization, on yield, quality, and sensory profile of the red table-grape cultivars Redglobe and Michele Palieri were studied. Two irrigation volumes (1000 and 2000 m(3)/ha) and two nitrogen levels (120 and 180 kg/ha) were imposed. The effects of these parameters were cultivar-dependent. For Redglobe,...

RIASSUNTO Fra i vitigni tradizionalmente coltivati nell'ambiente caldo-arido dell'Italia Meridionale, particolare importanza dal punto di vista delle potenzialità qualitative riveste il gruppo dei Greci (Antonacci D., Placco L., 1994). Con lo scopo di approfondirne la conoscenza ed al fine di salvaguardarne la biodiversità, nell'ambito del progetto...

RIASSUNTO L'Aglianico è un vitigno diffuso soprattutto nel Mezzogiorno d'Italia, è coltivato in modo particolare in Campania, in Basilicata ed in misura inferiore in Puglia e Molise (Antonacci D., 2004). Questo vitigno è caratterizzato da un'elevatissima variabilità intravarietale, difatti nel Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite è iscritto anc...

Malvasia nera di Brindisi' and 'Malvasia nera di Lecce' are two of the few Malvasias with black berries and belong to the Apulian ampelographic assortment (South Italy). Their presumed synonymy has been re-cently ascertained with SSR markers and therefore these two black 'Malvasias' can be considered as an unique variety. We discovered that this cu...

'Malvasia nera di Brindisi' and 'Malvasia nera di Lecce' are two of the few Malvasias with black berries and belong to the Apulian ampelographic assortment (South Italy). Their presumed synonymy has been recently ascertained with SSR markers and therefore these two black 'Malvasias' can be considered as an unique variety. We discovered that this cu...

Recovery and exploitation of the autochthonous vines in the Southern Italian regions: incidence of the virosis causal agents in the certification process of the grapevine multiplication materials The Section of Turi of the CRA Viticulture Experimental Institute is carrying out the Vitivin- Valut Project (financed by MiPAAF-CIPE), that involves amon...

dicembre. Le caratteristiche vegeto produttive e compositive dell'uva sono state esaminate in due differenti condizioni di coltivazione, utilizzando la tecniche dell'incisione anulare in confronto con il testimone non trattato. Sono state effettuate analisi carpometriche (grappoli, acini) e chimiche (polifenoli, antociani, glucidi, acidi e sostanze...

Riassunto La ricerca, (biennale) effettuata nell'ambito del Progetto Vitivin-valut (finanziamento MiPAAF-CIPE), ha mirato alla ottimizzazione del rapporto nutritivo tra N organico ed N minerale all'interno di una dose di azoto totale per ettaro stabilita. Gli apporti organici sono stati effettuati utilizzando formulazioni contenenti azoto e carboni...