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BLUE CASSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blue casse
1, record 1, English, blue%20casse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - blue%20casse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- casse bleue
1, record 1, French, casse%20bleue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- casse noire 2, record 1, French, casse%20noire
correct, feminine noun
- casse ferrique 3, record 1, French, casse%20ferrique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - casse%20bleue
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - casse%20bleue
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - casse%20bleue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Casse ferrique» est générique par rapport à «casse bleue». 5, record 1, French, - casse%20bleue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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