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to add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.See Also: chaptalization
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chaptalize — (Amer.) v. (In winemaking) add sugar to new wine, improve the must by adding sugar (also chaptalise) … English contemporary dictionary
chaptalize — /shap teuh luyz /, v.t., chaptalized, chaptalizing. to subject (wine) to chaptalization. Also, esp. Brit., chaptalise. [ < F chaptaliser, named after J. A. Chaptal (d. 1832), French chemist; see IZE] * * * … Universalium
CHAPTALIZE — Incobrasa Industries Limited (Regional » Railroads) … Abbreviations dictionary
chaptalize — chap·tal·ize … English syllables
chaptalize — ˈshaptəˌlīz intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: French chaptaliser, from Jean Antoine Chaptal died 1832 French chemist + French iser ize : to normalize the composition of a wine before fermentation by adding a neutralizer if the must is… … Useful english dictionary
chaptalized — chaptalize (Amer.) v. (In winemaking) add sugar to new wine, improve the must by adding sugar (also chaptalise) … English contemporary dictionary
chaptalizes — chaptalize (Amer.) v. (In winemaking) add sugar to new wine, improve the must by adding sugar (also chaptalise) … English contemporary dictionary
chaptalizing — chaptalize (Amer.) v. (In winemaking) add sugar to new wine, improve the must by adding sugar (also chaptalise) … English contemporary dictionary
Chaptalization — In Alsace, chaptalization is often used to boost the alcohol level of Riesling grapes that have not fully ripened on the vine. Chaptalization is the process of adding sugar to unfermented grape must in order to increase the alcohol content after… … Wikipedia
Blauer Portugieser — Vöslauer redirects here. Vöslauer is also an Austrian mineral water brand. Blauer Portugieser Grape (Vitis) … Wikipedia
