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Current situation of fruit wine production in Croatia
Article number
1449_65
Pages
485 – 492
Language
English
Abstract
Records of fruit wine production date back to 10,000 years B.C. and today they are made by fermenting almost any type of fruit.
The share of a particular fruit species in the global production of such wines is mainly influenced by weather, climatic conditions, geographical location and production tradition.
In Croatia, fruit wines are traditionally produced in the continental area, mainly in Slavonia, Moslavina, Prigorje, Bilogora, Zagorje and Međimurje.
In Europe, most fruit wines are made from apples and pears, while on the Croatian market, most fruit wines are made from blackberries and chokeberries.
Fruit wines of Croatian producers are represented on the market in six categories: fruit wine, fruit dessert (liqueur) wine, fruit sparkling wine, fruit semi- sparkling wine, flavored fruit wine and diluted fruit wine.
The aim of this paper was to analyze the production and quality trends of the two most common categories of fruit wines: fruit wine and fruit dessert wine.
During the eight-year period examined, a total of 4686.80 hL in the fruit wine category and 2433.96 hL in the dessert wine category were produced.
Considering only the category of fruit wines, it is worth highlighting the year 2017 with the highest production of 984.30 hL. After the negative production trend in 2018 and 2019, the production remains stable in the last four years of the studied period and in 2022 it amounts to 516.20 hL. On average, from 2015 to 2022, the most represented fruit wine declared by Croatian producers was in the fruit wine category, mainly from blackberries.
In this research, the average values of physico-chemical parameters for this product were determined as follows: actual alcoholic strength 11.9±1.0% vol., total sugars 119.9±52.4 g L‑1 and total acidity expressed as malic acid 11.6±2.4 g L‑1.
The share of a particular fruit species in the global production of such wines is mainly influenced by weather, climatic conditions, geographical location and production tradition.
In Croatia, fruit wines are traditionally produced in the continental area, mainly in Slavonia, Moslavina, Prigorje, Bilogora, Zagorje and Međimurje.
In Europe, most fruit wines are made from apples and pears, while on the Croatian market, most fruit wines are made from blackberries and chokeberries.
Fruit wines of Croatian producers are represented on the market in six categories: fruit wine, fruit dessert (liqueur) wine, fruit sparkling wine, fruit semi- sparkling wine, flavored fruit wine and diluted fruit wine.
The aim of this paper was to analyze the production and quality trends of the two most common categories of fruit wines: fruit wine and fruit dessert wine.
During the eight-year period examined, a total of 4686.80 hL in the fruit wine category and 2433.96 hL in the dessert wine category were produced.
Considering only the category of fruit wines, it is worth highlighting the year 2017 with the highest production of 984.30 hL. After the negative production trend in 2018 and 2019, the production remains stable in the last four years of the studied period and in 2022 it amounts to 516.20 hL. On average, from 2015 to 2022, the most represented fruit wine declared by Croatian producers was in the fruit wine category, mainly from blackberries.
In this research, the average values of physico-chemical parameters for this product were determined as follows: actual alcoholic strength 11.9±1.0% vol., total sugars 119.9±52.4 g L‑1 and total acidity expressed as malic acid 11.6±2.4 g L‑1.
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Authors
I.V. Petric, R. Leder, D. Cenbauer, I. Pra, B. Duralija
Keywords
fruit wine quality, fruit dessert wine, blackberries, chokeberries, physico-chemical parameters
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