Method for treating a wine measuring its aptitude for ageing and device for implementing said method

Abstract

Method and device for accelerating the ageing of a wine contained in an open or closed container comprising the following steps: putting a wine to be processed in contact with a silver, gold, and copper alloy element having a surface and a composition defined in order to carry out accelerated and gauged oxidation-reduction of the wine. Thus, a standard for measuring the ageing aptitude of a wine, and for ensuring a wine is tasted under the best conditions, can be realized.

1 . A method for processing wine contained in an open or closed container by modifying the wine's organoleptic properties, the method comprising the following steps:
 putting a wine to be processed in contact with a silver, gold, and copper alloy element having a contact surface area and a composition defined in order to carry out accelerated and gauged oxidation-reduction of the wine.   
   
   
       2 . The method for processing wine in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the silver, gold and copper alloy element comprises from approximately 60 percent to approximately 99.9 percent copper, from 0.05 percent to approximately 20 percent silver and from approximately 0.05 percent to approximately 20 percent gold. 
   
   
       3 . The method for processing wine according to  claim 1  characterized in that said alloy element comprises approximately 95 percent of copper, approximately 3 percent of gold and approximately 2 percent of silver. 
   
   
       4 . The method for processing wine according to  claim 1  characterized in that copper is beaten. 
   
   
       5 . The method for processing wine according to  claim 1  further comprising a step of testing and trying the contact surface area and the composition of said silver, gold, and copper alloy element to establish a standard for measuring the wine's aptitude for ageing. 
   
   
       6 . The method for processing wine according to  claim 1  further comprising a step of measuring a soaking time to increase the accuracy of the wine's aptitude for ageing. 
   
   
       7 . An apparatus for processing wine contained in an open or closed container by modifying the wine's organoleptic properties, the apparatus comprising:
 means for putting a wine to be processed in contact with a silver, gold, and copper alloy element having a contact surface area and a composition defined in order to carry out accelerated and gauged oxidation-reduction of the wine.   
   
   
       8 . The apparatus for processing wine in accordance with  claim 7  wherein the silver, gold and copper alloy element comprises from approximately 60 percent to approximately 99.9 percent copper, from 0.05 percent to approximately 20 percent silver and from approximately 0.05 percent to approximately 20 percent gold. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus for processing wine according to  claim 7  characterized in that said alloy element comprises approximately 95 percent of copper, approximately 3 percent of gold and approximately 2 percent of silver. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus for processing wine according to  claim 7  characterized in that the copper is beaten. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus for processing wine according to  claim 7  further comprising means for testing and trying the contact surface area and the composition of said silver, gold, and copper alloy element to establish a standard for measuring the wine's aptitude for ageing. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus for processing wine according to  claim 7  further comprising means for measuring a soaking time to increase the accuracy of the wine's aptitude for ageing.