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In this process the wine is drained into a secondary vessel, allowing the cap to settle to a bottom and loosen the seeds that are trapped in the pulps. As the wine drains, a filter captures the seeds and removes them from the wine. The wine is then returned the first vessel. Demi-muid A large oak barrel that holds 159 gallons (600 liters). In ...
This can be a tasting room or a separate sales area. Cépage French term for grape variety. When it appears on a wine label it will usually refer to the varieties used to make the wine. Cerasuolo Italian term for a cherry-pink colored wine Chacha Georgian term for grape marc and stalks – in Georgian, chacha also refers to the spirits ...
Cryogenic tanks are never completely filled, to prevent severe pressure drop in the tank after engine start. On the ground, or in the continued gravitational field of Earth during rocket-propelled ascent, the space between the top of the propellant load and the top of the tank is known as "ullage space".
The ullage level of a wine bottle is sometimes described as the "fill level". This describes the space between the wine and the bottom of the cork . During the bottling process, most wineries strive to have an initial ullage level of between 0.2–0.4 inches (5–10mm).
Wine in exile: A pioneer Armenian winemaker's quest to save suppressed wine traditions in Iran 44 years after the Islamic revolution is captured in "SOMM" director Jason Wise's new film "SOMM: Cup ...
At a Greek symposium, kraters were placed in the center of the room.They were quite large, so they were not easily portable when filled. Thus, the wine-water mixture would be withdrawn from the krater with other vessels, such as a kyathos (pl.: kyathoi), an amphora (pl.: amphorai), [1] or a kylix (pl.: kylikes). [1]
It was the site of a very luxurious pool, named the "Lake of Wine and Forest of Meat" (Chinese: 酒池肉林; pinyin: Jiǔchí Ròulín; lit. 'pond of wine', 'forest of meat'). Meat would be hung alongside the pool, which would be filled with wine for the personal pleasure of King Zhou of Shang.
Alternative wine closures such as screw caps are available. Some bottling lines incorporate a fill height detector which reject under or over-filled bottles, and also a metal detector. After filling and corking, a plastic or tin capsule is applied to the neck of the bottle in a capsular. Next the bottle enters a labeller where a wine label is ...