Winemaking
Winemaking
Winemaking or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine-making stretches over millennia. The science of wine and winemaking is known as oenology. A winemaker may also be called a vintner.
Pronunciation
- /ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkɪŋ/
Etymology
The term "winemaking" is derived from the process of making wine, which involves the fermentation of fruit, typically grapes, into a wine. The term is a combination of "wine," from the Old English "win," and "making," from the Old English "macian."
Related Terms
- Viticulture: The cultivation, science, and study of grapes. It deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard.
- Vineyard: A plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice.
- Fermentation (wine): The process that uses yeast to convert the sugars in grape juice into alcohol.
- Oenology: The science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which is a subfield called viticulture.
- Vintner: A wine merchant or producer.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Winemaking
- Wikipedia's article - Winemaking
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