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单词 chaptalization
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Definition of chaptalization in English:

chaptalization

(British chaptalisation)
nounˌtʃaptəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nˌSHaptələˈzāSHən
mass noun
  • (in winemaking) the correction or improvement of must by the addition of calcium carbonate to neutralize acid, or of sugar to increase alcoholic strength.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The purists mock the practice of chapitalization and refer to it as cheating.
    • Not so many years ago the debate focused on chaptalization and acidification.
    • Chaptalization is common in northern Europe, where grapes have to struggle to fully ripen.
    • In France, for example, winemakers for centuries have used a process known as chaptalization, which is the addition of fermentable materials - including cane sugar!

Derivatives

  • chaptalize

  • verbˈtʃaptəlʌɪzˈʃaptəlaɪz
    [with object]
    • (in winemaking) correct or improve (fermenting wine) by adding calcium carbonate to neutralize acid, or sugar to increase alcoholic strength.

      the wines may be chaptalized up to a final alcoholic strength of 13.5 per cent
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All are chaptalised with glucose, and bottom fermented.
      • Even though the sugars were low, I did not see the need to chaptalize the whites as I felt a low alcohol was appropriate to the vintage and wine style.
      • In more challenging years, such as 1997 and 1992, he chaptalized a bigger portion of the harvest.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of Jean A. Chaptal (1756–1832), the French chemist who invented the process, + -ization (see -ize).

 
 

Definition of chaptalization in US English:

chaptalization

(British chaptalisation)
nounˌSHaptələˈzāSHən
  • (in winemaking) the correction or improvement of must by the addition of calcium carbonate to neutralize acid, or of sugar to increase alcoholic strength.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not so many years ago the debate focused on chaptalization and acidification.
    • In France, for example, winemakers for centuries have used a process known as chaptalization, which is the addition of fermentable materials - including cane sugar!
    • Chaptalization is common in northern Europe, where grapes have to struggle to fully ripen.
    • The purists mock the practice of chapitalization and refer to it as cheating.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of Jean A. Chaptal (1756–1832), the French chemist who invented the process, + -ization (see -ize).

 
 
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