The rewards and frustrations of home winemaking

Winemaking Definitions

acetone

airlock

auto-siphon

Battonage

bentonite

blending

brix

bulk age

bulk aging

bung

cap

carboy

chitosan

clarifier

clarification

cleared

clearing

Decant

degas

degassing

fining agents

Free SO2

hydrometer

Kmeta

lees

lysozyme

malo

malolactic bacteria

malolactic fermentation

Metabisuphite

MLB

MLF

must

pH

pomace

potassium metabisuphite

press

pressing wine

primary

primary fermentation

Punch

punch down

rack

racking

racking cane

secondary

secondary fermentation

SG

siphon

SO2

sorbate

specific gravity

splash rack

splash racking

stabilized

stabilizing

sulfite

sur lie

TA

thief

titratable acidity

total acidity

Total SO2

VA

volatile acidity

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