When a wine is damaged by exposure to excess heat in transportation or storage.
A common practice in the production of many white wines (especially Rieslings, Sauvignon Blancs, etc.) where the temperature of fermentation is keep artificially low. This slows the fermentation time down considerably and contributes to the resulting...
This practice, used quite commonly in the production of white wines, is a process of slow fermentation in cooled environments (generally stainless steel tanks whose temperature can be controlled through refrigeration coils on the outside of the tank)....
The word "cooper" originates from the barrel makers of Illyria and Cisalpine Gaul, where wine was stored in wooden vessels called "cupals," and the maker was a "cuparius." Organized coopers' guilds originated in Rome well before the Christian Era. They...
A general term used to describe the tanks, vats, barrels, etc. used in the fermentation and storage of wines.