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cryomaceration

cryomaceration noun: a winemaking technique in which the crushed grapes are held at sub-zero temperatures in order to weaken the cellular structures in grape skins via ice crystals. This is done prior to fermentation in order to allow for more critical compound extraction leading to increased stability and flavour development.

Noun

cryomaceration (uncountable)

  1. A winemaking technique in which the crushed grapes are held at sub-zero temperatures in order to weaken the cellular structures in grape skins via ice crystals. This is done prior to fermentation in order to allow for more critical compound extraction leading to increased stability and flavour development.

Origin of cryomaceration

From cryo- + maceration.

Questions about cryomaceration

What does cryomaceration mean?
Cryomaceration means a winemaking technique in which the crushed grapes are held at sub-zero temperatures in order to weaken the cellular structures in grape skins via ice crystals. This is done prior to fermentation in order to allow for more critical compound extraction leading to increased stability and flavour development.
What part of speech is cryomaceration?
Cryomaceration is a noun.

Words near cryomaceration in the dictionary

  1. cryolophosaurs
  2. cryolysate
  3. cryolysates
  4. cryolysis
  5. cryomacerated
  6. cryomaceration
  7. cryomacroscope
  8. cryomacroscopes
  9. cryomacroscopic
  10. cryomacroscopy
  11. cryomagma

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