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WHITE CASSE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- white casse
1, record 1, English, white%20casse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two forms of iron compounds can form precipitate in wine. One, called white casse, is due to ferric phosphate(...) 2, record 1, English, - white%20casse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- casse blanche
1, record 1, French, casse%20blanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- casse phosphatoferrique 1, record 1, French, casse%20phosphatoferrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le vin atteint d'une casse blanche a un aspect laiteux ou opalescent. Ce trouble est dû à la formation de phosphate ferrique. 2, record 1, French, - casse%20blanche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-08-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blue casse
1, record 2, English, blue%20casse
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blue casse(iron tannate cloud)... occurs in white wines occasionally, but only after addition of tannin or tannic acid. In red wines it may result in a blue cloud and later a blue deposit. 2, record 2, English, - blue%20casse
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- casse bleue
1, record 2, French, casse%20bleue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- casse noire 2, record 2, French, casse%20noire
correct, feminine noun
- casse ferrique 3, record 2, French, casse%20ferrique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La casse bleue ou noire se produit par aération d'un vin riche en fer et en tanin et, généralement, d'acidité faible. 4, record 2, French, - casse%20bleue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La casse bleue est caractérisée par l'apparition d'une teinte violacée (vin rouge) ou plombée (vin blanc) et la formation d'un précipité noirâtre constitué par du tannate de fer. 3, record 2, French, - casse%20bleue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On désigne sous le nom de casses ferriques certains défauts de limpidité du vin dus à la présence d'une trop forte dose de fer. [...] Suivant l'aspect du trouble et la nature du précipité, on distingue la «casse bleue» et la «casse blanche». 3, record 2, French, - casse%20bleue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Casse ferrique» est générique par rapport à «casse bleue». 5, record 2, French, - casse%20bleue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-04-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cuprous casse
1, record 3, English, cuprous%20casse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- copper casse 2, record 3, English, copper%20casse
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuprous casse may occur in white wines containing even a few tenths of a milligramme per litre of protein, and copper, when these wines have been kept for some time away from air and in a warm, light place.... Since cuprous casse requires light to develop, vulnerable wines are often put into dark green bottles. 1, record 3, English, - cuprous%20casse
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- casse cuivreuse
1, record 3, French, casse%20cuivreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
la casse cuivreuse est due [...] à des phénomènes d'oxydoréduction, dont le résultat est la combinaison du soufre provenant des traitements avec le cuivre existant dans la matière première, le sulfure de cuivre formé donnant un aspect nébuleux au vin. 2, record 3, French, - casse%20cuivreuse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vedette tirée de la source NAVIN, 1947, p. 238, qui est maintenant introuvable. 1, record 3, French, - casse%20cuivreuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-04-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- oxidasic casse
1, record 4, English, oxidasic%20casse
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oxidasic casse. Caused by an enzyme(polyphenolozidase), it makes wine cloud upon exposure to air and change colour-red wines turning brown and white yellow, and, after a time, forming a deposit. It is often present in wines made from slightly overripe or mouldy grapes. 2, record 4, English, - oxidasic%20casse
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- casse oxydasique
1, record 4, French, casse%20oxydasique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- casse brune 2, record 4, French, casse%20brune
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La casse oxydasique se rencontre sur les moûts ou sur les vins nouveaux, sur lesquels on voit apparaître, au contact plus ou moins prolongé avec l'air, un brunissement qui part de la surface et s'étend intensément et rapidement à tout le liquide. [...] La cause de l'altération est une combinaison rapide, par suite de l'action d'une enzyme, la polyphénoloxydase, de l'oxygène de l'air avec divers composés, en particulier les composés phénoliques [...] 3, record 4, French, - casse%20oxydasique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Casse oxydasique» a été tiré de la source NAVIN, 1947, p. 230, qui est maintenant introuvable. 1, record 4, French, - casse%20oxydasique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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