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vinification

American  
[vin-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌvɪn ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the process of making wine.


Etymology

Origin of vinification

First recorded in 1875–80; vini- + -fication

Example Sentences

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Winemakers will only know if they have a sellable product during the vinification process, where they ferment the grape juice, turning it into wine.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2021

If the juice sits briefly with the skins before vinification, it develops a pale salmon color, so let’s call Hoof & Lur a rosé.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020

A countervailing trend had taken hold in Beaujolais in the nineteen-eighties, where the winemakers Jules Chauvet and Marcel Lapierre refused to use commercial yeasts and added little or no sulfites during vinification.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019

"People are happy to try new tastes from local varietals of different lands that don't have the same way of vinification," says Sklavos.

From Time • Jul. 21, 2010

Aroma pre-exists in certain grapes, and during vinification will pass into the resulting wine.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.