sherrify

English

Etymology

From sherry +‎ -ify.

Verb

sherrify (third-person singular simple present sherrifies, present participle sherrifying, simple past and past participle sherrified)

1. (wine) To oxidize.

   Synonym: maderize

   • 1944, Maynard Andrew Amerine, ‎Albert Julius Winkler, Composition and Quality of Musts and Wines of California Grapes (page 640)

     The other red sweet wines, however, have been unbalanced, very deficient in color, and apt to oxidize or sherrify at an early age.

Related terms

• sherrification