destemmed

Freed from stalks

Destemmed describes something, typically grapes or herbs, that has had its stems removed.

In winemaking, grapes are destemmed before crushing to prevent bitter tannins from the woody stems entering the juice: The pinot noir was destemmed by hand.

Destemmed cilantro is easier to chop.

winemaking

grapes

Clustered vine fruit

tannins · maceration · pressing · must · berries · harvest · cellar · vat · wine · red wine

horticulture

pruning

Cutting vegetation for health

deadheading · trimming · clipping · harvesting · shoots · seedlings · grafting · cultivation · nursery · rootstock

culinary

cherries

Small red drupes

kale · chard · spinach · parsley · cilantro · thyme · collards · currants · tomatoes · peppers

Opposites
stem attachment state

destemmedstemmed

Stopped or originated

whole · unprocessed · intact · on the vine · unpicked

Family

stem, stems, stemmed, stemming, stemless, destem, unstemmed, stemmer

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