Production & Aging: wine knowledge in 12 Chapters · Gustofolio

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Production & Aging

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Production & Aging

How a grape becomes a finished wine: from pruning in the vineyard through fermentation and barrel aging to organic, natural, and sparkling wine.

Chapter 1The Wine Year in the VineyardA Year of Work
Chapter 2Harvest: Hand-Picking or MachineThe Right Moment
Chapter 3How White Wine Is MadeJuice Without Skins
Chapter 4How Red Wine Is MadeColor Through Maceration Fermentation
Chapter 5Fermentation and YeastSugar Becomes Alcohol
Chapter 6Malolactic Fermentation and Lees AgingSofter Thanks to Bacteria
Chapter 7Oak Barrels: Barrique and FoudreAromas from Oak
Chapter 8Steel, Concrete, and AmphoraAging Without Wood
Chapter 9Blending and CuvéeMixing with Purpose
Chapter 10Sparkling Wine: Traditional Method and Charmat MethodSecond Fermentation, Bubbles
Chapter 11Sulfur, Filtration, and FiningThe Final Polish
Chapter 12Organic, Biodynamic and Natural WineThree different philosophies

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