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ripeness

[ UK /ɹˈa‍ɪpnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the state of being ripe

How To Use ripeness In A Sentence

  • The vintage conditions also were difficult enough to produce a lot of wines with overt signs of overripeness - which not only produces undesirable aromatic and flavor combinations such as prunes, kirsch and boysenberry syrup, but also takes away from any expression of terroir and really muddies focus and precision on the palate. Bordeaux 2009: all over but the pricing | Dr Vino's wine blog
  • However, weather can trick the plant, meaning sugar levels can indicate ripeness while the pip of the grape remains hard or green.
  • If winegrowers have the wherewithal to coax both fruit and phenols to super ripeness, winemakers have their ways of getting rid of some of the resulting alcohol, including extracting it mechanically after fermentation.
  • The ripeness, the phenolic compound contents and the antioxidant activities of Cabernet Sauvignon grape berries from valley land of low altitude were higher than those of slope land of high altitude.
  • Southcombe, marching slowly with his long limp burdens, found ready on the sand the little barrel, about as big as a kilderkin, of true and unsullied Stockholm pitch, which he had taken, as his brother took Madeira, for ripeness and for betterance, by right of change of climate. Springhaven
  • The e-nose can monitor air quality; identify pathogens; monitor food ripeness or spoilage; monitor physiological conditions from breath analysis, for example; and detect biological or chemical weapons. Gadget Freak Files
  • Harvested at early grape ripeness and cool maturation in steel tanks to retain fruit freshness.
  • They can weigh overall level and ripeness of financial circles development.
  • Fruits were harvested at full ripeness and the firmness was measured with a penetrometer.
  • Which is about what we found in our tasting of some 30 Gruner Veltliners from 2008 - mostly at basic ripeness quality levels (versus smaragd and other riper wines, which are still just arriving). SFGate: Top News Stories
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