单词 | oak-ageing |
释义 | oak-ageingn. The action or process of maturing wine in an oak container, or using oak chips, giving it an aroma and flavour of oak. ΚΠ 1981 Which? Wine Guide 237 He..does not favour long oak ageing, preferring his wines to pass briefly through redwood. 1987 Independent 3 Oct. 18/5 The Italian obsession with oak-ageing... Wine-makers..are now experimenting with a barrique-aged Chardonnay. 1994 Guardian 20 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 39/3 It retains more fruit and freshness which five months of oak-ageing develops beautifully, ironing out every kink in the marriage of fruit and acid and producing a polished wine. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1981 |
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