Pairing of white wine made with shade-grown grapes and Japanese cuisine

BRIEF COMMUNICATION OPEN Pairing of white wine made with shade-grown grapes and Japanese cuisine Takuji Takahashi 1 , Kumiko Nakano 2 , Machiko Yamashita 3 , Hanae Yamazaki1 and Tohru Fushiki 1 ✉ This study investigated the effect of pairing of wine vinified from shade-grown grapes before onset of ripening on the palatability of sashimi, a typical Japanese cuisine. GC-MS analyses of volatile chemicals revealed that shading reduced phenolic compounds and terpenoids, and added fatty acid ethyl...