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Assemblage

The act of tasting component lots and deciding the final blend. In Champagne it also refers to blending across vintages to maintain a house style.

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Fermentation Malolactic conversion Diacetyl Must Maceration Carbonic maceration Whole-bunch fermentation Destemming

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