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vinify
[ vin-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to produce (a type of wine) by vinification:
to vinify champagne entirely from white grapes.
- to convert (grapes or other fruit) into wine.
verb (used without object)
- to make wine.
- to undergo the winemaking process:
Some juices vinify more quickly than others.
Example Sentences
鈥淚 found the six best varieties, and to vinify it is exactly the same process as the grapes.鈥
But he conceded that the grape was not easy to vinify and one must employ 鈥済reat delicacy in pressing鈥 to avoid accentuating the variety鈥檚 herbaceous notes and often pronounced acidity.
Instead of blending the grapes from the various parcels, as his father did and as has been the custom in Cahors, he now vinifies them separately and aims for grace rather than force.
These he鈥檒l harvest and vinify together, making field blends that are, to his mind, as distinctive as a fingerprint.
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