Japan wine has recently been defined for tax purposes as wine made from grapes grown in Japan. Japanese researchers have developed a method based on ICP-MS (inductively coupled-plasma mass spectrometry) and ICP-AES (ICP-atomic emission spectrometry) of 18 elements ( Li, B, Na, Mg, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Mn, Co, Ni, Ga, Rb, Sr, Mo, Ba, and Pb) to distinguish it from imported wine or wine produced from imported raw materials. 214 samples were analysed, and Japan wine had a higher concentration of potassium and lower concentrations of eight elements (Li, B, Na, Si, S, Co, Sr, and Pb) as compared with the other two groups of wine. Chemometric analysis of the data permitted identification of three wine groups: Japan wine, imported wine, and imported wine raw materials with a 91.1% classification score and 87.9% prediction score. In addition similar chemometric analysis of the 18 elements permitted discrimination of wine from four Japanese geographic origins (Yamanashi, Nagano, Hokkaido, and Yamagata Prefectures) with a classification score of 93.1% and a prediction score of 76.4%.
Read the abstract at: Authenticity of Japanese wine
