Abstract:Ningxia Yinchuan appellation is one of the core wine producing regions in China. A certain degree of research has been carried out on microorganisms in Yinchuan appellation in recent years, but the current mechanism regarding the role of microorganisms in shaping the flavor profile of wines is unknown, which restricts the directed regulation of fermentation microorganisms aimed at strengthening the appellation profile. The dominant strains in the natural alcohol fermentation process of Cabernet Sauvignon wine were used for single?strain fermentation, and then gas chromatography?ion mobility spectrometry (GC?IMS) and gas chromatography?mass spectrometry (GC?MS) were used to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze volatile compounds in Cabernet Sauvignon wine, and investigate the contribution of dominant strains during alcohol fermentation to the key flavor compounds in the final Cabernet Sauvignon wine from Yinchuan, Ningxia. The results showed that different strains had different effects on wine flavor. Moreover, a single strain cannot produce all the key flavor compounds, which meant the final flavor of wine was formed by the interaction of multiple strains. Among them, Hanseniaspora uvarum (R?Hu), Metschnikowia pulcherrima (R?Mp), Lachancea thermotolerans (R?Lt), Hanseniaspora vineae (R?Hv), Papiliotrema flavescens (R?Pf), and wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae D213, D501, E325, F319 and F513 were the high?yielding strains with the key aroma characteristics in Cabernet Sauvignon wine from Yinhuan, Ningxia. R?Hu produced high levels of β?damsone, R?Mp produced high levels of ethyl hexanoate and ethyl decanoate, R?Lt produced high levels of phenylethanol, R?Hv produced high levels of isoamyl acetate, R?Pf produced high levels of ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate, ethyl acetate and phenylethanol, D213 produced high levels of ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate, ethyl acetate and phenylethanol, D501 produced high levels of isoamyl alcohol and phenylethanol. E325 produced high yield of ethyl n?caproate, ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate and isoamyl alcohol, F319 produced high yield of ethyl n?caproate and F513 produced high yield of isoamyl alcohol.