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What exactly is the bloom - does it refer to the waxy layer of oleanolic acid or does it refer to the microflora of organisms that live on this layer? Why is it grey ? Is it the natural color of oleanolic acid or does it appear grey because of the numerous and uncountable microorganisms...

Would it be responsible of me to say that "red wine is made by fermenting the grape must" while "white wine is obtained b fermenting the grape juice" implying that must is the viscous soupy mass of crushed grapes including skin, pips, juice and pulp while juice is from freely runs off the must...

Is the driven cork used for wine bottles 100% air tight ( I am not talking about faulty ones or ones that develop faults during storage)?? If yes, does it mean that bottle aged wines do not mature by micro-oxygenation and only by interaction of the many components in wine? Do capsules affect...

after reading many sites on the internet I am confused...... Which month is the most usual for vineyard ploughing - is it pre winter or early spring or both? Are the objectives of the timing of ploughing different? When are fertilizers added and mulching done? Thanks folks for any...

This is what I have managed to cull from the internet Binage: to hoe, a superficial plough just a few inches deep to aerate the soil and turn in the weeds. Griffage: a form of ploughing that helps to loosen and aerate soils that have become compacted as a result of man and machines...

I would like to be enlightened about how perlant and petillant wines are commercially carbonated to obtain their very slight and light fizz respectively?

I would like to know the difference in these two terms. In white wine i undertsand the pomace is free of (dead) yeast beads as the pressed wine is fermented However, in red wine how would you differentiate the two? (i mean the gros lees which we rcj the wine off and the term pomace) Can we...

I am given to understand that the marc pressed wine is collected separately from the the better quality free flow wine (vin de goutte) after fermentation When are they mixed or blended together - at this stage and then the blend is barrel aged OR - much later after which the wine is subject...

I have heard that high quality wineries sort the grapes after rushing them to the winery post harvesting. Understanding that the practice is not mandatory, my question is whether this is practiced in cases of manual harvesting only, machine harvesting only or irrespective of the method of...

What are the stages at which sulfuring is done and what does it achieve I'd like to understand what are the stages in vinification at which sulfuring is done and what does it achieve at each point?