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VIN OXYDE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

Describes a white wine which has begun to turn brownish with age - often also acquiring a taste somewhat reminiscent of Madeira (hence the term).

OBS

"maderized" and "oxidized" are ... used interchangeably, but [unlike a maderized wine] there is no implication that [an oxidized] wine has ... been stored in a warm place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
CONT

Un vin maderisé est un vin oxydé. [...] Le vin blanc prend une teinte ambrée, le vin rouge une teinte tuilée. Le goût est altéré : le vin prend une saveur spéciale, rappelant un peu le Madère.

Spanish

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