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'''Punching down''' is a [[winemaking]] technique used primarily during the [[fermentation]] of red wines to submerge the cap of grape skins, seeds and pulp that forms on the surface of the fermenting must. Also known by its French term ''pigeage'' [pi.ʒaʒ], the practice facilitates extraction of colour, tannin and flavour compounds while preventing spoilage and uneven fermentation<ref>Robinson (ed.), ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'', Oxford University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0198705383.</ref>.
'''Punch-down''' is a [[winemaking]] technique used primarily during the [[fermentation]] of red wines to submerge the cap of grape skins, seeds and pulp that forms on the surface of the fermenting must. Also known by its French term ''pigeage'' [pi.ʒaʒ], the practice facilitates extraction of colour, tannin and flavour compounds while preventing spoilage and uneven fermentation<ref>Robinson (ed.), ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'', Oxford University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0198705383.</ref>.


== Background ==
== Background ==
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