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Free Run (oenology)
In winemaking, pressing is the process where juice is extracted from the grapes with the aid of a Winepress, wine-press, by hand, or even by the weight of the grape berries and clusters.Jeff Cox ''From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine'' pgs 131-142 Storey Publishing 1999 History of the wine press, Historically, intact grape clusters were trodden by feet but in most wineries today the grapes are sent through a crusher/destemmer, which removes the individual grape berries from the stems and breaks the skins, releasing some juice, prior to being pressed. There are exceptions, such as the case of sparkling wine production in regions such as Champagne (wine region), Champagne where grapes are traditionally whole-cluster pressed with stems included to produce a lighter must that is low in phenolics (wine), phenolics.J. Robinson (ed) ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'' Third Edition pgs 285-286, 545-546, 767 Oxford University Press 2006 In white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viognier Grape Must After Pressing
Viognier () is a white wine grape variety. It is the only permitted grape for the French wine Condrieu AOC, Condrieu in the Rhone Valley (wine), Rhône Valley.J. Robinson ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 754 Oxford University Press 2006 Outside of the Rhône, Viognier can be found in regions of North and South America as well as Australia, New Zealand, the Cape Winelands in South Africa, south Moravia region in Czechia and Israeli wine, Israel. In some wine regions, the variety is co-fermented with the red wine grape Syrah where it can contribute to the color (wine), color and bouquet (wine), aroma of the wine.Wine & Spirits Education Trust ''"Wine and Spirits: Understanding Wine Quality"'' pgs 6-9, Second Revised Edition (2012), London, Like Chardonnay, Viognier has the potential to produce body (wine), full-bodied wines with a lush, soft character. In contrast to Chardonnay, the Viognier varietal has more natural aromatics (wine), aromatics that include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
