Code International des pratiques œnologiques

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concentration of must by cold

Definition:

Process consisting in concentrating must by partial freezing and elimination of the ice thus formed.

Objective:

See II.2.1.12 a and c ‘Partial dehydratation of musts’

Prescriptions:

A light sulfiting of the must before freezing is recommended.

Recommendation of the OIV:

Admitted