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2. Winemaking - Wikipedia

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   Winemaking. Wine grapes from the Guadalupe Valley in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Winemaking, wine-making, or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine -making stretches over millennia.

3. Fermentation in winemaking - Wikipedia

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   The process of fermentation in winemaking turns grape juice into an alcoholic beverage. During fermentation, yeasts transform sugars present in the juice into ethanol and carbon dioxide (as a by-product). In winemaking, the temperature and speed of fermentation are important considerations as well as the levels of oxygen present in the must at ...

4. Clarification and stabilization of wine - Wikipedia

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   Clarification and stabilization of wine. The winemaking process naturally produces sediments that can precipitate out of the wine. In winemaking, clarification and stabilization are the processes by which insoluble matter suspended in the wine is removed before bottling. This matter may include dead yeast cells (lees), bacteria, tartrates ...

5. Pressing (wine) - Wikipedia

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   Pressing (wine) In winemaking, pressing is the process where juice is extracted from the grapes with the aid of a wine-press, by hand, or even by the weight of the grape berries and clusters. [1] Historically, intact grape clusters were trodden by feet but in most wineries today the grapes are sent through a crusher/destemmer, which removes the ...

6. Sparkling wine production - Wikipedia

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   All production methods for sparkling wines have one thing in common: the purpose of introducing enough carbon dioxide in the wine to make it effervescent. Champagne bottles in racks in underground cellars. Sparkling wine production is the method of winemaking used to produce sparkling wine. The oldest known production of sparkling wine took ...

7. Glossary of winemaking terms - Wikipedia

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   Glossary of winemaking terms. This glossary of winemaking terms lists some of terms and definitions involved in making wine, fruit wine, and mead. The main aldehyde found in wines, most notably Sherry. One of the primary volatile acids in wine. The process through which acetic acid is produced in wine.

8. Annual growth cycle of grapevines - Wikipedia

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   The annual growth cycle of grapevines is the process that takes place in the vineyard each year, beginning with bud break in the spring and culminating in leaf fall in autumn followed by winter dormancy. From a winemaking perspective, each step in the process plays a vital role in the development of grapes with ideal characteristics for making ...

9. Traditional method - Wikipedia

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   Traditional method. A bottle of undisgorged Champagne resting on the lees. The yeast used in the second fermentation is still in the bottle, which is closed with a crown cap. The traditional method for producing sparkling wine is the process used in the Champagne region of France to produce Champagne. It is also the method used in various ...