maderization
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maderization (uncountable)
- (wine) oxidation
- 1988, Ted Meredith, Northwest wine companion, page 111:
- Maderization turns wine brownish and gives it a flat, dull taste. Unprotected by tannins and pigments, white wines are more susceptible to maderization than red wines.