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cooked

When a wine is damaged by exposure to excess heat in transportation or storage.
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cool fermentation

A common practice in the production of many white wines (especially Rieslings, Sauvignon Blancs, etc.) where the temperature...
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cool tank fermentation

This practice, used quite commonly in the production of white wines, is a process of slow fermentation in cooled environments...
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cooper

The word "cooper" originates from the barrel makers of Illyria and Cisalpine Gaul, where wine was stored in wooden vessels...
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cooperage

A general term used to describe the tanks, vats, barrels, etc. used in the fermentation and storage of wines.
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