GRAPPA AND GRAPE-SPIRIT PRODUCTION

Authors
Citation
C. Daporto, GRAPPA AND GRAPE-SPIRIT PRODUCTION, Critical reviews in biotechnology, 18(1), 1998, pp. 13-24
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
ISSN journal
07388551
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
13 - 24
Database
ISI
SICI code
0738-8551(1998)18:1<13:GAGP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Grappa and grape-spirit are alcoholic beverages of viticultural origin . Grappa is a distillate made in Italy from direct steam marc distilla tion or distilled after adding water or wine lees. The production proc ess can be divided into three steps: marc ensilage, distillation, and maturation. Grape-spirit is a fruit distillate. Stemmed, crushed, and fermented grape and juice are the raw materials of grape-spirit. The d istillation of these raw materials is generally carried out with the s ame discontinuous distillation systems used for grappa production. A m odified distillation technology is suggested for this alcoholic bevera ge.