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to chaptalize

to chaptalize

9.9
To add sugar to grape juice or fermenting wine to make more alcohol
  • verb
  • /ˈʃæptəˌlaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : chaptalizar
  • Winemakers often chaptalize the grape juice to boost the alcohol content in the final product.

Examples

  • In cold years, it is common for vintners to chaptalize their wines to achieve the desired alcohol level.

  • Many Factory Ciders, mostly sold in six packs or beer-style packaging, are actually made from apple juice concentrate, and all Factory Ciders are chaptalized, which creates a thin cider lacking character or body.

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  • Second, try cider that is not chaptalized.

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  • To enhance the fermentation process, they decided to chaptalize the must with additional sugar.

How Alcoholic

to fortify
3 7.4
to chaptalize
  • Specialized
9.9
to vinify
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

chaptalize infinitive
chaptalized past
chaptalized past participle
chaptalizing present participle
chaptalizes third person singular

Morphology

chaptalize = Chaptal (opaque) = chaptal + ize

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to the proper name 'Chaptal'; the specific meaning (adding sugar to wine) depends on knowledge of the eponym and is not inferable by typical learners.

Etymology

Chaptalize comes from the name of a French chemist, Chaptal, who suggested adding sugar to grape juice so it would make more alcohol. So to chaptalize is to 'add sugar' to wine or grape juice to 'increase the alcohol'.