Topping Up

Topping up
Topping up a barrel or other container means adding wine to replace losses via evaporation. This process prevents oxidation. Topping up a glass means adding wine to keep it relatively full. This process may speed consumption.

topping up, cellar operation of filling barrels regularly to avoid oxidation.
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topping up: The winemaking process of adding of wine to a barrel to replace that lost to evaporation. If barrels are not topped up they will oxidise or become volatile.

Topping Up: the practice of completely filling casks or tanks with wine to assure that there is no air space in the container.

Topping Up: Adding pure wine alcohol to the must to arrest its fermentation, thus retaining a certain amount of residual sugar, a characteristic of the natural liquereux wines.

Can be removed to permit topping up or racking. The position of the bung-hole can be changed to maximize or reduce aeration.

No Riservas were made and producers had to rely heavily on concentrated must to make even a nominal attempt at bottling vini d'annata. Severe selection and topping up with younger wines made a small production of Brunello possible, ...

See also: Topping, Style, Grape, Region, Natural