winemaking

Also known as vinification, wine production

thumb|Wine grapes from the Guadalupe Valley in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

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Instance of: economic production
Subclass of: food processing
Follows: wine harvest
Image: Tomb of Nakht (13).jpg

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Commons category: Wine production
topic's main category: Category:Winemaking
start time: 1500-00-00
different from: winery
product or material produced: wine
studied by: oenology
uses: grape

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections

Contents

Process
Grapes
Harvesting and destemming
Crushing and primary (alcoholic) fermentation
Pressing
Pigeage
Cold stabilization
Secondary (malolactic) fermentation and bulk aging
Malolactic fermentation
Laboratory tests
Blending and fining
Preservatives
Filtration
Bottling
Regulation
Winemakers
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|Wine grapes from the Guadalupe Valley in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

Winemaking, wine-making, or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine-making stretches over millennia. There is evidence that suggests that the earliest wine production took place in Georgia and Iran around 6000 to 5000 B.C. The science of wine and winemaking is known as oenology. A winemaker may also be called a vintner. The growing of grapes is viticulture and there are many varieties of grapes.

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