wein.plus
Attention
You are using an old browser that may not function as expected.
For a better, safer browsing experience, please upgrade your browser.

Log in Become a Member

carbonic fermentation

carbonic fermentation (GB)

Name (also carbonic fermentation) for a special fermentation technique; see at carbonic maceration.

Special process in red wine production. Other names are carbonic fermentation, carbonic acid fermentation, carbon dioxide fermentation, carbon or whole cluster fermentation or maceration. It is also known as fermentation because it begins during the maceration process. The process was discovered more or less by chance in France in 1934. A team of researchers was investigating the possibilities of keeping table grapes as fresh as possible over a longer period of time. The grapes were stored at 0 °C under a carbon dioxide protective gas envelope. After two months, they began to ferment. They were processed into wine that was lighter in colour, more fragrant and less tannic than with conventional mash fermentation. If carbon dioxide is present in a closed container, a very special type of fermentation takes place. It takes place without the influence of yeasts within the berries. This is why it is often...

Voices of our members

Egon Mark

For me, Lexicon from wein.plus is the most comprehensive and best source of information about wine currently available.

Egon Mark
Diplom-Sommelier, Weinakademiker und Weinberater, Volders (Österreich)

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

26,379 Keywords · 46,984 Synonyms · 5,323 Translations · 31,713 Pronunciations · 202,114 Cross-references
made with by our author Norbert F. J. Tischelmayer. About the Lexicon

EVENTS NEAR YOU

PREMIUM PARTNERS