Commission Oenology

Adopted

CARGOS CARRIED

III.4.2 Cargoes carried

It is preferable that tanks and containers used for bulk transport of wine should be dedicated to carrying only must, grape sugar, wine or potable spirit. Particular care should be taken with tank cleaning when the previous cargo contained aromatic spirit or other aromatic food commodity.

GENERAL

III.3.1 General

Two types of alteration can occur in wine during the operations dealt with in this Guide; oxidation and contamination. The susceptibility of wine to alteration depends upon several factors including the type and characteristics of wine under consideration. These should be considered when transporting the wine.

SCOPE

III.2 Scope

The Guide of Good Practices applies to the handling of wine (both table wine and quality wine) in bulk. It contains the minimum requirements to ensure acceptable cleanliness and freedom from any defect or contaminant which could adversely affect the characteristics or quality of the wine being carried, including its authenticity

Tartaric stabilization by cationic exchange

II.6.1.16 Tartaric stabilization by cationic exchange

Definition:

Process during which the base wine flows through a column filled with polymeric resin reacting as undissolvable polyelectrolyte and whose cations can be exchanged with cations of the surrounding environment.

Objective:

Obtaining tartaric stability of aromatised wines, beverages based on vitivinicultural products and wine-based beverages: