Making Wine - questions and answers
To prevent
fermentation prematureli
6. What is maceration and what happens during this period? It gives wine it´sbody and
color.
7. What is malic acid converted into during the final stage of primary fermentation and
how does it affect the wine? Lactic acid and garbonic gas
8. What happens during pressing? It ´ s doing wine softer and rounder
9. What happens if you postpone pressing the must for too long? Wine can take verry
unplesent taste and aroma
10. What is elevage and how does it effect the wine? Clarification, incidental oxidation
and other flavour, color , aroma affecting elements
11. What wine parameters does aging affect? High Tanning level, high acidity level and
bottoling
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