Commission Œnologie

Adopted

BOIS DES RECIPIENTS

COEI-1-WOOCON Wood for wine containers

  1. Subject, origin and scope

 

The wood of containers used during the making, storage or transport of wines.

The pieces of wood must exclusively originate from species recognized as being suitable to store wine (oak, chestnut)

MORCEAUX DE BOIS

COEI-1-WOOPIE Pieces of oak wood

  1. Object, origin and field of application

Pieces of oak wood used for winemaking and for passing on certain constituents to the wine in conditions set by regulations.

The pieces of oak wood must come exclusively from the Quercus genus.

BENTONITES

COEI-1-BENTON Bentonites

Bentonita

N° SIN: 558

  1. Object, origin and field of application

Bentonites are hydrous aluminium silicates belonging to the montmorillonite group. The brute formula is:

BACTERIES LACTIQUES

COEI-1-BALACT Lactic acid bacteria

  1. Object, origin and field of application

Lactic acid bacteria are used in oenology to perform malolactic fermentation. The lactic acid bacteria must belong to the Oenococcus, Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus and Pediococcus genus and must be isolated from grapes, musts, wine or have been derived from these bacteria.