“…Also, a high antioxidant activity was shown in model wine (Ruiz‐Moreno et al., ), however, in red wine (Syrah) and white wine (Sauvignon blanc), the addition of hydroxytyrosol in the replacement of SO 2 was not able to prevent oxidation during bottle aging (Raposo et al., ; Raposo et al., ). After only 6 months of bottle aging the wine to which hydroxytyrosol was added showed clear effects of chemical oxidation, such as a rapid evolution of color, the appearance of oxidized odors, and the formation of oxidation‐related volatiles as phenylacetaldehyde (Raposo et al., ; Raposo et al., ). Based on actual knowledge, the use of hydroxytyrosol as an alternative to SO 2 , both as antimicrobial and as antioxidant, seems not to be feasible in practice.…”