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RAISIN CUVE [3 records]

Record 1 2021-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Winemaking
DEF

A grape used in making wine.

CONT

Scientists have long suspected that crop diversity is key to making agriculture more resilient to climate change, and wine grapes offer a unique opportunity to test this assumption. They are both extremely diverse [...] and well-documented, with harvest data stretching back centuries. Wine grapes are also extremely sensitive to the changes in temperature and season that come with climate change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Raisin servant à la fabrication du vin.

CONT

Les raisins de cuve (ou raisins à vin par opposition aux raisins de table) sont, sous nos climats tempérés, des fruits [à] développement ralenti et [à] maturité tardive.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Viticultura
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
  • Industria vinícola
DEF

La uva fresca madura y sobremadura en la misma planta o soleada después de la vendimia, sin llegar a la pasificación, que haya de entrar en el proceso de elaboración del mosto o del vino.

CONT

Las uvas de vinificación se recogen a finales de verano cuando están maduras.

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Record 2 1993-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

age-old devices, long used in the making of sherry [today this lagar has been replaced by mechanical presses].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

grande cuve de bois dans laquelle on foule le raisin pour faire le vin de Xérès.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

length of time during which a newly fermenting red wine is allowed to remain in contact with the skins and pulp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

séjour dans la cuve du moût et des parties solides du raisin rouge, au cours duquel s’effectuent notamment la fermentation des sucres et la diffusion des matières colorantes.

Spanish

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