maceration

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They are typically bottled and consumed in their youth, rarely ever aged in oak, and have a shorter maceration period with the red grape skins resulting in a lighter color.

From Salon

They leach into the wine during pressing, maceration and fermentation of the juice.

From Washington Post

This version, made by Channing Daughters, a relentlessly experimental South Fork producer, sees a relatively brief maceration and so is barely tannic.

From New York Times

Any taint from fires near harvest time, however, resides on the skins, making such macerations risky.

From New York Times

They include simple Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages, and many others made using the method of carbonic maceration that is often used for Beaujolais.

From New York Times