petiotization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wine-making process in which the marc from which the juice has been separated as usual by pressure is mixed with a solution of sugar and water, and the mixture again fermented, the second steeping containing, like the first, notable quantities of potassium bitartrate, tannic acid, etc.

Word forms

petiotization

Etymology

From French Petiot + -ization.

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