The experiment was done with the grape variety Gewürztraminer from two regions of Rio Grande do Sul; different nitrogen treatments were done in the vineyard during the season of 1992-1993. The musts, of each treatment, were divided into four lots. Each lot was fermented with a different yeast. There was an increasing in the total nitrogen of the musts with the increase of nitrogen fertilization; these values ranged from a minimum of 376.1 mg/l to a maximum of 695.8 mg/l. In all small fermentation lots there was a decrease in the must total nitrogen; yeast used anywhere from 49.3% to 83.7% of nitrogent. Different yeasts showed difference in total nitrogen uptake.
total nitrogen; musts; grapes; nitrogen fertilization
