maderizing
/ˈmædəraɪzɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of maderize: the process of heating and oxidizing wine to give it a brown color and nutty, caramel-like flavor.
- The cellar master carefully monitors the temperature while maderizing the barrels.
- Maderizing the wine gives it a distinctive taste that many people enjoy.
- The winery is maderizing a batch of Madeira in a special heated room.
adjective
- Relating to or involved in the process of maderizing wine.
- They installed new maderizing equipment to improve consistency.
- The maderizing technique has been used for centuries in Portugal.
- The maderizing process can take several months to complete.