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Abstract

A control method and an associated apparatus for a winemaking process, wherein a must obtained from the pressing step is sent to one of a plurality of fermentation tanks or a must is taken from a maceration and fermentation tank. The method comprises the steps of: —preselecting at least one colorimetric value of the said must; —colorimetrically measuring the must; —comparing the colorimetric value measured with said preselected value and—in the case of a deviation by a predefined amount between said two values: —sending said must obtained from the pressing step to a second tank different from the one said must was directed to; —stopping the maceration and fermentation of said must taken from the maceration and fermentation tank and transferring it into an aging tank or barrel.

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