Commissione Enologia

Adopted

Pieces of oak wood

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:

Lactic acid bacteria

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.

Nitrogen

COEI-1-AZOTE Nitrogen

Nitrogenum

N = 14.007

SIN NO. 941

  1. Objective, Origin and Scope of Application

Neutral gas used to render inert or to degas.  It can be used pure or mixed with carbon dioxide.

Argon

COEI-1-ARGON

Argon Ar = 40.0

N° SIN: 938

N°CAS = 7440-37-1

  1. Object, origin and field of application

Neutral gas, used for operations of inerting or degassing, it is used in a mixture of nitrogen and/or of carbon dioxide.