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  2. Glossary of winemaking terms - Wikipedia

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    The art and science of making wine. Also called enology (or oenology). Not to be confused with viticulture. Vinification The process of making grape juice into wine. Vin jaune French for "yellow wine", a wine fermented and matured under a yeast film that protects it, similar to the flor in Sherry production. Vinimatic

  3. Fermentation in winemaking - Wikipedia

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    The biochemical process of fermentation itself creates a lot of residual heat which can take the must out of the ideal temperature range for the wine. Typically, white wine is fermented between 18–20 °C (64–68 °F) though a wine maker may choose to use a higher temperature to bring out some of the complexity of the wine.

  4. Winemaking - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally known as a vintner, a winemaker is a person engaged in making wine. They are generally employed by wineries or wine companies, although there are many independent winemakers who make wine at home for their own pleasure or small commercial operation. Additionally, winemaking is still carried in traditional ways by families ...

  5. Maceration (wine) - Wikipedia

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    The process itself is a slow one with compounds such as the anthocyanins needing to pass through the cell membrane of the skins to come into contact with the wine. During fermentation, higher temperatures and higher alcohol levels can encourage this process with the alcohol acting as a solvent to assist in the breakdown of the organic compounds ...

  6. Grape treading - Wikipedia

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    Grape-treading or grape-stomping is part of the method of maceration used in traditional wine-making. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Rather than being crushed in a wine press or by another mechanized method, grapes are repeatedly trampled in vats by barefoot participants to release their juices and begin fermentation .

  7. Outline of wine - Wikipedia

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    Wine press – device used to extract juice from crushed grapes during wine making. History of the wine press; Must – freshly pressed fruit juice (usually grape juice) that contains the skins, seeds, and stems of the fruit. Pomace – solid remains of grapes, olives, or other fruit after pressing for juice or oil. It contains the skins, pulp ...

  8. Wine for the Confused - Wikipedia

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    Wine for the Confused is a documentary hosted by John Cleese.It is a light-hearted introduction to wine for novices. Cleese guides viewers through the basics of wine types and grape varieties, wine making, wine tasting and terminology, buying and storing wines, through direct narrative and interviews with wine makers and wine sellers.

  9. Chaptalization - Wikipedia

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    Chaptalization is the process of adding sugar to unfermented grape must in order to increase the alcohol content after fermentation. The technique is named after its developer, the French chemist Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal. [1] This process is not intended to make the wine sweeter, but rather to provide more sugar for the yeast to ferment into ...

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