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Vinification (The Process of Making Wine)
Vinification (The Process of Making Wine)
OF MAKING WINE)
HARVESTING (FINE DRY WEATHER IS
↓ CHOSEN FOR HARVESTING)
↓
REMOVING OF ( REMOVED STALKS BY
STALK DESTALKING MACHINE)
↓
CRUSHING OR ( BY MECHANICAL PRESS
PRESSING THE EXTRACTED JUICE
CALLED ‘MUST’ IS NOW TESTED FOR SUGAR AND
ACID CONTENT BY A HYDROMETRE)
↓
CHAPTALIZATION (ADDED EXTRA SUGAR
TO GRAPE JUICE)
SULPHURING ( BY ADDING SO2 INTO THE
MUST TO PREVENT AIR FROM
ENTERING THE JUICE SO CONVERT
↓ GRAPE SUGAR INTO ALCOHOL)
FERMENTATION
↓
CELLARING AND SECOND
PRESSING (FREE RUN WINE IS TRANSFERRED
TO CASK FOR MATURING)
↓
RACKING (NEW WINE IS TRANSFERRED OR
PUMPED SLOWLY TO ANOTHER CASK
↓ WITHOUT ANY DISTURBANCE)
FILTERATION
BLENDING
MATURATION & BOTTLING