Winemaking Technique
Cryoextraction
Stabilization & Finishing
Cryoextraction freezes grapes before pressing to concentrate sugars and acids, mimicking natural ice wine conditions in warmer climates. The technique enables dessert wine production where reliable natural freezing is impossible.
Also known as: Cryogenic extraction, Freeze concentration
Purpose
Concentrate must sugars by freezing grapes before pressing.
Process stage
Harvest
How it works
- Ice wine style
- Dessert wine
- Concentrated musts
Common wine styles
Common grape varieties
Common regions
Descriptors created
Opposite techniques
Serving implications
Beginner explanation
Cryoextraction makes ice-wine-style sweetness where winters aren't cold enough for natural ice wine.
Related ontology entities
- Riesling Wine Style
- Chenin Blanc Wine Style
- Gewürztraminer Wine Style
- Germany Wine Region
- Austria Wine Region
- Mosel Wine Region
- Rich Descriptor
- Honeyed Descriptor
- Crisp Descriptor
- Riesling Grape Variety
- Dessert Wine Glass Serving
- Chilled Serving