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DipWSET Theory: Fining and Filtration

categories: Viticulture and Winemaking (D1), Wine 101

[Information based on DipWSET D1 material]

The winemaking process naturally produces sediments that can precipitate out of the wine.

This is the unsexy part of the winemaking process that, in all actuality, helps make the final product a bit more, well, sexy.

Winemaking Pop Quiz: Carbonic Maceration

categories: General Knowledge (L3), Wine, Wine 101

Much red wine labelled Côtes du Rhône is produced using semi-carbonic maceration. Answer the following questions about the process.

[Answer(s) based on WSET Level 3 material]