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Cold soaking

Keeping grape juice in contact with skins at low temperature before alcoholic fermentation begins.

Simply explained

Cold soaking lets juice and skins spend cool time together before alcoholic fermentation properly begins.

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What happens

In cold soaking, must and skins remain in contact at low temperature before fermentation. The aim is extraction while yeast activity is initially restrained.

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What this tells you about wine

The term describes a process step, not a guaranteed aroma style. Its effect depends on duration, temperature and grape variety.

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Sources

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