Posts tagged “Battonage”

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The Art of Wine Making: Choosing to Allow a Wine to Age On-Lees

The Art of Wine Making: Choosing to Allow a Wine to Age On-Lees

Aging wine on lees (also known as sur lie aging) is a winemaking technique that can play a role in shaping the flavor, texture, and complexity of a wine—especially whites like Chardonnay, Champagne, and Muscadet, but also increasingly in reds and eve...

How Lees & Battonage Are Used in Wine Making

How Lees & Battonage Are Used in Wine Making

A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed a Sauvignon Blanc from Chile. The tech sheet that came with it described how the wine was made including the terms ‘maceration,’ ‘lees,’ and ‘battonage.’ We took a brief look at ‘maceration’ last time where, simply ...

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