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Fermenting Must or Wines in contact with wood

II.3.5.12 Fermenting must or wines in contact with wood

Definition:

Allow fermenting must or wine to come into contact with wood.

Objective:

Put fermenting must or wine in contact with wood to achieve physical and chemical changes.

 

Prescriptions:

The objective will be achieved by having the fermenting musts or wines come into contact with wood

Recommendation of the OIV:

Admitted