SIMURG

maturation

Lemma: maturation
Etichetta di dominio: EN
Etichetta grammaticale: n.
Definizione: The aging period at the winery during which the wine evolves to a state of readiness for bottling. 1
Nota: The term wine 'maturation' refers to changes in wine after fermentation and before bottling. During this period, the wine is subjected to various treatments, such as malolactic fermentation, clarification, stabilization, and bulk storage. The important feature of this phase is that the wine is periodically exposed to air where many oxidative reactions influence the changes in wine composition. The term aging should be reserved to describe changes in wine composition after bottling. After bottling, once the oxygen picked up at bottling is consumed, the wine is in the absence of oxygen. This is called the reductive atmosphere. Many reactions occur during this phase to contribute to the final bottle bouquet. 2
Contesto: The physiologic maturation is all about the physiologic and morphologic transformations that happen to the grape, since the maturation advances. 3

Trascrizione fonetica: UK [ˌmatʃuˈreɪʃn], US [ˌmætʃəˈreɪʃən] 4
Sinonimi e Antonimi: ND
Abbreviazioni: ND
Etimologia: 1540s, from Fr. maturation, from L. maturationem, noun of action from maturare. 5
Etichetta di paese: ND
Ente: Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere
Data della scheda: Fri Oct 9 00:00:00 2009
Autore: Michela Ugazzo, rev. Chiara Barbagianni

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