chaptalize

[shap-tuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object), chap·tal·ized, chap·tal·iz·ing.

to subject (wine) to chaptalization.

Also especially British, chap·tal·ise.

Origin of chaptalize

< French chaptaliser, named after J. A. Chaptal (died 1832), French chemist; see -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for chaptalize

chaptalize

chaptalise

verb

(tr) to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content

Derived Formschaptalization or chaptalisation, noun

Word Origin for chaptalize

C19: after J. A. Chaptal (1756–1832), French chemist who originated the process

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