A disaccharide (multiple sugar) found in corn, pine needles and honey, among others. It is also produced by natural decay of cellulose during the decomposition process of wood by certain fungal enzymes. Cellobiose can also be present in the wood structure of new barrique barrels. The sugar, which is difficult to ferment, is processed by the yeast species Brettanomyces. See also under horse sweat.
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