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pellicular maceration

See at skin contact.

Winemaking process used to extract as many aromatic substances, tannins and anthocyanins (colouring agents) as possible from the grape skins. In red wine production, this is the usual process during mash fermentation. In white wine production, this was uncommon until the 1980s because undesirable phenols (such as tannins and colouring agents) are transferred to the must when the must comes into contact with the grape skins, and off-colours can occur. On the other hand, many flavouring substances are...

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