Outline of Wine - Wine Production

Wine Production

• Winery –
• Vineyard –
• Viticulture –
  • Annual growth cycle of grapevines –
  • Ripeness in viticulture –
• Winemaking –
  • Harvest –
    • Mechanical harvesting –
  • Pressing (wine)
    • Wine press – device used to extract juice from crushed grapes during wine making.
    • History of the wine press
  • Must – freshly pressed fruit juice (usually grape juice) that contains the skins, seeds, and stems of the fruit.
    • Pomace – solid remains of grapes, olives, or other fruit after pressing for juice or oil. It contains the skins, pulp, seeds, and stems of the fruit. In winemaking, the length of time that the pomace stays in the juice is critical for the final character of the wine.
  • Fermentation –
    • Co-fermentation –
  • Maceration –
  • Malolactic fermentation –
  • Oak in wine production –
• Storage of wine –
• Aging of wine –