Assessment of quality of wine grapes of vine varieties grown in Iasi Copou Wine Center

Abstract

Grape quality in terms of composition and their chemical composition is essential for obtaining quality wines, able to cope with increasingly fierce competition. The research was conducted on some varieties recommended and authorized culture from viticultural area Copou Iasi: six varieties for white wine (Aligoté, Chardonnay, Fetească albă, Fetească regală, Riesling italian and Sauvignon blanc), a variety for red wines (Cabernet Sauvignon) and two aromatic wine varieties (Busuioacă Bohotin and Muscat Ottonel). The researches were focused on the evolution of ripening grapes, quantity and quality achieved. The grape harvests from 2012 and 2013 where of good quality varieties reaching specific parameters analyzed for DOC wine production type, IGR, and VM, not necessary approval enrichment operation sugar musts.