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pigeage

pigeage noun: the stamping down of grape skins that float to the surface during the fermentation process in winemaking.

Noun

pigeage (uncountable)

  1. The stamping down of grape skins that float to the surface during the fermentation process in winemaking.
    • The pigeage was still hard work, especially after lunch, but it seemed to be getting slightly easier. Later, I spent an hour or so in the office researching temperature control fermentation.2011, Steve Hovington, The Grape Escape, page 142

Origin of pigeage

From French pigeage.

Questions about pigeage

What does pigeage mean?
Pigeage means the stamping down of grape skins that float to the surface during the fermentation process in winemaking.
What part of speech is pigeage?
Pigeage is a noun.

Words near pigeage in the dictionary

  1. pigdans
  2. Pigdaulan
  3. pigdog
  4. pigdogs
  5. pigdom
  6. pigeage
  7. pigeon
  8. pigeon bean
  9. pigeon beans
  10. pigeon chest
  11. pigeon chests

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