Commission Œnologie

Adopted

DETERMINATION OF REAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF SPIRIT DRINKS OF VITI-VINICULTURAL ORIGIN - MEASUREMENT BY PYCNOMETRY (Type II)

OIV-MA-BS-03 Reference method for the determination of real alcoholic strength by volume of spirit drinks of viti-vinicultural origin: measurement by pycnometry

Type II method

  1. Principle

The alcoholic strength by volume is obtained from the density of the distillate measured by pycnometry.

TANTALISATION DES PLATES-FORMES

COEI-2-TANTAL Tantalisation of platforms of l’Vov in graphite

  1. Preparation of tantalum solution at 6% (m/v) according to the zatka process

Three grammes of tantalum powder are put in a 100 ml Teflon  cylindrical vase.

Add 10 ml of hydrofluoric acid diluted to a half, 3 g of dehydrated oxalic acid and 0.5 ml of hydrogen peroxide at 30 vol.

SULFATES - RECHERCHE

COEI-2-SULFAT Search for sulphates

In a 160  16 mm test tube, place the volume prescribed of the solution obtained by the means indicated in each monography; add 1 ml of diluted hydrochloric acid (R); adjust to 20 ml with water and add 2 ml of barium chloride solution at 10% (R).

SODIUM - DOSAGE PAR SAA

COEI-2-SODIUM Determination of sodium by absorption atomic spectrometry

  1. Principle

The sodium is determined after mineralisation by dry process by atomic absorption spectrometry.

The addition of a spectral buffer (cesium chloride) to avoid ionisation of sodium is necessary.