# petiotization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A wine-making process in which the marc from which the juice has been separated as usual by pressure is mixed with a solution of sugar and water, and the mixture again fermented, the second steeping containing, like the first, notable quantities of potassium bitartrate, tannic acid, etc.

## Etymology
From French Petiot + -ization.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/petiotization