Free Run

/FREE RUN/

Juice or wine that drains naturally without pressing.

Full Definition

Free run is juice that drains from grapes by gravity alone, without pressing. For white wines, free run juice is collected as grapes are loaded into the press. For reds, it's the wine that drains from the tank after fermentation. Free run is typically lighter, more elegant, and higher quality than press wine.

Related Terms

press wine pressing drainage

See Also

extraction tannin

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Fermentation

The conversion of sugar to alcohol by yeast.

Field Blend

Multiple grape varieties planted and harvested together.

Filtration

Removing particles from wine by passing through a filter.

Finish

The taste and sensations that linger after swallowing.

Fining

Clarifying wine by adding substances that bind with particles.

First Growth

The top-ranked estates in Bordeaux's 1855 Classification.