Investigating the Winemaking Potential of Enchantment, a New Vitis Hybrid Teinturier Cultivar

Enchantment is a Vitis hybrid released from the University of Arkansas System Division Agriculture (UA System) wine-grape breeding program in 2016. This new teinturier cultivar has potential for producing high-quality wines. The effects oak addition (no oak, American and French oak) storage on wine attributes were evaluated 2017 2018. grapes harvested August both years production. 2018 wines analyzed initially (0-months) basic chemistry, anthocyanin, color, aroma attributes, during (0, 6, 12 months at 15°C) color attributes. Regardless additions, initial chemistries typical dry remained stable storage. In years, malvidin-3-glucoside was predominant anthocyanin wine, malvidin-3-glucoside, petunidin-3-glucoside, delphinidin-3-glucoside composed over 80% total content. Although anthocyanins decreased storage, deep, red stable. 2018, had deeper red, darker than wines, this corresponded with higher levels There about 50 volatile compounds identified minimal impact treatment chemistry but some However, greatly impacted resulting oaky, roasted, caramelized years. These results demonstrated deeply red-colored single varietal blends oaking potential.