Carbonic maceration — is a winemaking technique, often associated with the French wine region of Beaujolais, in which whole grapes are fermented in a carbon dioxide rich environment prior to crushing. Conventional alcoholic fermentation involves crushing the grapes to … Wikipedia
carbonic maceration — /kaˌbɒnɪk mæsəˈreɪʃən/ (say kah.bonik masuh rayshuhn) noun (in winemaking) a type of fermentation for red wines of the beaujolais type …
Maceration — may refer to: * Maceration (food), the softening or breaking into pieces with liquid * Maceration, in chemistry and herbalism, the preparation of an extract by soaking material (such as animal skins or parts of fibrous plants) in water, vegetable … Wikipedia
Maceration (wine) — Cabernet Sauvignon musts interact with the skins during fermentation to add color, tannins and flavor to the wine. Maceration is the winemaking process where the phenolic materials of the grape tannins, coloring agents (anthocyanins) and flavor… … Wikipedia
Vino Novello — Two vino novellos, one from Veneto and one from Tuscany. Vino Novello, Italian for young wine , is a light, fruity, red wine produced throughout Italy. Novello is similar to its French cousin Beaujolais Nouveau in taste, body and color, but is… … Wikipedia
Fermentation (wine) — Fermenting must. The process of fermentation in wine turns grape juice into an alcoholic beverage. During fermentation, yeast interact with sugars in the juice to create ethanol, commonly known as ethyl alcohol, and carbon dioxide (as a … Wikipedia
Beaujolais (wine) — This article is about the wine from Beaujolais. For the historical province of France, see Beaujolais (province). Beaujolais (wine region) Type Appellation d origine c … Wikipedia
Gamay — is a purple colored grape variety used to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours. [cite book| last =Walton| first =Stuart| title =Cook s Encyclopedia of Wine| year=2005| publisher =Anness Publishing… … Wikipedia
Beaujolais wine — Infobox Wine Region name = Beaujolais type = Appellation d origine contrôlée year = 1936 country = France part of = Burgundy climate region = precipitation = soil = Granite, Schist, Clay and Sandstone total size = 10,500ha planted = grapes =… … Wikipedia
Winemaking — Wine grapes. Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit… … Wikipedia
Carbon dioxide — Carbon dioxide … Wikipedia
