Castavinol Explained

Castavinols are natural phenolic compounds found in red wines.^[1] These molecules are colorless and are derived from anthocyanin pigments. Thus their formation leads to a wine color loss.

Known molecules

• Castavinol C1
• Castavinol C2
• Castavinol C3
• Castavinol C4

External links

• 1996 : Les molécules des futurs millésimes Bordelais ? C. Castagnino, C. Chèze and J. Vercauteren, Bull. Soc. Pharm. Bordeaux, 1997, 136, pp. 19-36 (French)

Notes and References

1. 10.1016/0040-4039(96)01761-3 . Castavinol, a new series of polyphenols from Bordeaux red wines . 1996 . Castagnino . Chantal . Vercauteren . Joseph . Tetrahedron Letters . 37 . 43 . 7739–7742 .