Equalize

Even in smaller wineries, larger quantities mean that the fermentation and subsequent storage in barrels takes place in several to many containers (casks, tanks). However, the development of the wine naturally differs from vessel to vessel (even if perhaps only minimally). It can take from a few weeks (with Primeur wines, for example) to many years before takes place after this storage. Since the 1960s, it has been common practice to mix (equalize = equalize or also assemble) the contents of all barrels or tanks of a batch before bottling in order to achieve the most uniform quality possible of a and to avoid so-called of different quality. Filling barrel after barrel, as was common in the past, is hardly possible today. However, it is quite possible that certain barrels are rejected because they do not meet the quality standard.

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