Abstract
Forty-nine strains of Kloeckera apiculata, isolated from the Friuli region in Italy, were differentiated on the basis of fermentation behaviour and production of secondary compounds in two different grape musts at 18 °C. The isolates exhibited a controlled production of acetic acid, only in a few cases more that 1 g/l. In Moscato grape must the strains exhibited a more uniform behaviour for the production of higher alcohols, ethyl acetate and acetoin than in red grapes. In general, higher levels of ethanol, glycerol and acetic acid were produced in red grape must fermentation. Apiculate strains behaved differently in the two musts, with different metabolic phenotypes dominating the fermentation process. The existence of different metabolic phenotypes correlated with the must composition underlines the need to perform a selection of indigenous apiculate yeasts to obtain the desired consistent products.
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