tirage

[ tee-razh ]

noun

, French.

, plural ti·rages [tee-, razh].

1. the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
2. a drawing, as in a lottery.

tirage

/ tɪˈrɑʒ /

noun

1. the drawing of wine from a barrel prior to bottling
2. the process in the making of a sparkling wine in which fermentable sugar and yeast is added to induce secondary fermentation

Word History and Origins

Origin of tirage¹

from French: drawing, pulling

Example Sentences

Le Tarot Divinatoire: Clef du tirage des cartes et des sorts.

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The tirage or bottling of the wine ordinarily commences in the middle of May, and occupies fully a month.

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The tirage or bottling is effected by means of two large tuns placed side by side, and holding twelve hogsheads of wine each.

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The tirage, or bottling of the wine, ordinarily commences in the middle of May, and occupies fully a month.

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Yet here is a tirage of 6000 bottles taking place thirty-four years previously.

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