• Detartrate

    Full definition of detartrate

    Verb

    1. To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
      • Richard P. Vine, Ellen M. Harkness, Sally J. Linton, Winemaking: From Grape Growing to Marketplace (2002) p. 134:Conditioning treatments are employed to clean, detartrate, and discourage microbial growth.

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