grape sugar

noun

Examples of grape sugar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Noble Rot Sweet wine can also be made by concentrating the grape sugars. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024 In brief, yeast converts grape sugar to alcohol, and the end result is wine. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2023 Testing grape sugars for compounds confirming smoke taint is a tricky business. Michelle Elias, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020 When yeast cultures consume grape sugar and metabolize it into alcohol, the process generates carbon dioxide gas. Gar Joseph & Marnie Old, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018 Its flavors of raspberry and strawberry are boosted by the natural grape sugar preserved in this uncommon wine-making process, yielding a wine that resembles an alcoholic cherry Wishniak. Marnie Old, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grape sugar was in 1831

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“Grape sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape%20sugar. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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