Level 4 · Lesson 3
Extraction — Managing the Cap
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Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Cap
- Floating grape solids lifted by fermentation gas above the liquid.
- Délestage
- Rack-and-return: draining liquid away from the cap and returning it as part of cap management.
- Heading-down
- Holding the cap submerged with a suitable board or screen arrangement.
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Sources and further reading
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