detartration

English

Etymology

de- +‎ tartrate +‎ -ation

Noun

detartration (uncountable)

1. The process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
   • 1938, Fruit Trades World Directory, page 195:

     With grapes, there are two problems: colour extraction in red grapes, and detartration.

   • 1959, Extension Series, Purdue University Dept. of Engineering, page 801:

     Detartration is of interest if potassium bitartrate is to be recovered.

   • 1951, Morris Boris Jacobs, The Chemistry and Technology of Food and Food Products, page 2200:

     Detartration by bulk storage is accomplished in one of two ways.

   • 2015, Jeffrey L. Lamy, Business of Winemaking, page 133:

     During fermentation approximately ten percent of the acids are lost due to metabolism, detartration or destruction.