A French term for fining or clearing a wine.
Soil materials which have been heavily exposed to the elements (weathered) and fallen down from hillsides.
The juice of all grapes is clear. The color of wine actually comes from the grape skins when they are left in contact with the juice during fermentation. The mixture of grape juice, pulp and skins is called "must." During early fermentation, red wines...
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