French term (edited): �l�vage

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Personally, Marcus, I'd be inclined to leave it in French, even keeping the accents — the word seems to be well enough known in knowledgeable wine circles.

However, if this is for a lay readership, then I might be inclined to render it as "throughout the whole of the wine-making process" or somesuch to convey the general idea.

Remember also that very often, "éléver" is used in fact to be almost synonymous with "vieillir", particularly on wine labels where you find "élévé en futs de chêne" = "aged in oak casks" or simply "oak-aged"; there may be niceties of distinction here, but I don't think they matter for a general public audience!

French term (edited): �l�vage

I personally would steer clear of anything specific like ageing as I think it is limiting. I would add processes for the uninformed who might not realise that there are various processes involved. But there again...

in this context elevage refers to the product in process which muct be nurtured through various stages of ageing, mixing etc... until the final result is reached

I know for a fact that you age wine, but is it elevage ???

"élevage" is indeed the specific term used in French for wine production, from soil to bottle.

Thus, "wine production" would work fine.

However, "wine growing" seems to be in use in the field.

http://www.robertmondavi.com/WineFacts/experimental.asp

"wine making" seems more specific, from grape to bottle...

Compare the following in Google:
"wine growing" vineyard
"wine production" vineyard
"wine making" vineyard

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BTW, I had the opportunity to witness the whole thing first-hand in a trip to Bordeaux recently, yum!

Which is the science and art of growing grapes and turning them into wine. Though from your definition it would seem that the French term covers only the stage after vinification, so I'm not a hundred per cent sure.

French term (edited): �l�vage

élevage: French term with no direct English equivalent for the wine-maturing processes involved between fermentation and bottling.


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wine making is vinification

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on parle d\'élevage en fûts suivi du vieillissement en bouteilles

mais bien-sûr certains vins sont vieillis en fûts

Elevage
Elevage is a French term that is a sort of vague one, meaning the "noble traits" of a wine, sort of like you would talk about a fine racehorse or a blue-blooded princess. It is a very positive term, implying that the vineyard manager and the winemaker have taken a lot of time, care, and attention nurturing this wine along through its various stages.

élevage

personnification (with 2 n in French)