wine-making
Producing fermented grapes
Wine-making is the process of producing wine from grapes or other fruits—crushing, fermenting, aging, and bottling.
The term covers everything from industrial production to backyard hobbyists: She took up wine-making after visiting Napa Valley.
Also spelled winemaking.
Fermenting fungus
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- tankLarge storage vessel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
maceration · must · crush · pressing · cap · temperature · conversion · primary
Vine-grown berry cluster
- harvestGathering mature crops
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- varietalSingle-grape wine type
pruning · canopy · trellis · ripeness · yield · vintage · rootstock · clone
Quercus genus member
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- caskWooden storage barrel
- cellarUnderground storage room
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
tannin · oxidation · toasting · French oak · American oak · stainless steel · amphora · bottle aging
Grape beverage producer
- equipmentTools for a task
- pressApply force downward
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
bottling · labeling · corking · facility · capacity · commercial · industrial · boutique
Low pH condition
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- tanninPlant-derived astringent compound
- sulfur dioxideSO₂ gas compound
- alcohol levelConcentration of ethanol present
analysis · testing · balance · stability · fining · filtering · clarification · correction
Combining into uniformity
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
intuition · experimentation · intervention · expression · philosophy · hands-off · minimal · manipulation
yeast
Fermenting fungus
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- tankLarge storage vessel
barrel · maceration · must · crush · pressing · cap · temperature · conversion · primary · secondary
grape
Vine-grown berry cluster
varietal · pruning · canopy · trellis · ripeness · yield · vintage · rootstock · clone · microclimate
oak
Quercus genus member
maturation · tannin · oxidation · toasting · French oak · American oak · stainless steel · amphora · bottle aging · complexity
winery
Grape beverage producer
hose · bottling · labeling · corking · facility · capacity · commercial · industrial · boutique · cooperative
acidity
Low pH condition
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- tanninPlant-derived astringent compound
- sulfur dioxideSO₂ gas compound
alcohol level · analysis · testing · balance · stability · fining · filtering · clarification · correction · adjustment
blending
Combining into uniformity
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
expertise · intuition · experimentation · intervention · expression · philosophy · hands-off · minimal · manipulation · assemblage
- wine and drinkgrapes, grapevines, goblets, decanters, drinking vessels
wine-makingbrewing
Beverage preparation process
distilling · distillation · beer brewing · whiskey distilling · water bottling