RT Journal Article T1 Influence of soil management on the red grapevine (vitis vinifera L.) mencía must amino acid composition and wine volatile and sensory profiles in a humid region A1 Bouzas Cid, Yolanda A1 Trigo Córdoba, Emiliano A1 Orriols, Ignacio A1 Falqué, Elena A1 Mirás Avalos, José Manuel K1 Nitrogen fraction K1 Red wine K1 Sensory profile K1 Soil management K1 Tillage K1 Volatile compounds AB Adopting cover crops for vineyard soil management can provide several benefits, including soil protection, reductions in vine vigor, and enhancements in berry composition. However, the effects of this practice on wine aroma have seldom been addressed. This study aimed to determine the influence of different cover crops and soil tillage on the must and wine amino acid composition and wine volatile compounds of the red cultivar, ‘Mencía’ (Vitis vinifera L.), grown in Northwest Spain. Treatments consisted of soil tillage (ST), native vegetation (NV), English ryegrass (ER), and subterranean clover (SC). Cover crops did not alter the macro-constituents of musts; however, musts from NV and SC tended to lower concentrations of amino acids. Some color attributes of wines were influenced by cover crops in the vineyard. Methanol and trans-linalool oxide (pyran) concentrations in wines were significantly affected by soil management. Professional tasters encountered differences in visual, aroma, and palate descriptors of wines depending on the treatment imposed in the vineyard. These alterations in sensory properties seemed to obey to slight modifications of wine chemical characteristics due to vineyard soil management. According to these results, cover crops might be useful for modulating wine aroma in humid climates PB MDPI YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22363 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22363 LA eng NO Bouzas-Cid, Y.; Trigo-Córdoba, E.; Orriols, I.; Falqué, E.; Mirás-Avalos, J.M. Influence of Soil Management on the Red Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Mencía Must Amino Acid Composition and Wine Volatile and Sensory Profiles in a Humid Region. Beverages 2018, 4, 76 NO This research was funded by Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) grantnumber RTA2011-00041-C02-01, with 80% FEDER funds DS Minerva RD 23 abr 2026