The influence of polymeric packages on the quality decay of red and white Apulia table wine is addressed
in this work. In particular, polyethylene terephthalate with oxygen scavenger package compared with
polyethylene terephthalate, with a different permeability to oxygen, was used in this investigation. Wine
packaged in glass and stored under the same environmental conditions served as the ‘‘control’’ sample.
Classical oenological parameters including the anthocyanin fraction and the volatile fraction, were
monitored over 7 months assessing the chemical changes related to oxidation and flavor scalping.
Polyethylene terephthalate with oxygen scavenger showed a behavior in preserving wine much closer to
the glass one with respect to polyethylene terephthalate as evidenced from all the selected descriptors.