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How to Racking

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Transfer of liquid (esp. wine) between containers

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What You Need to Know

Racking, often referred to as Soutirage or Soutirage traditionnel, also filtering or fining, is the process of moving wine or beer from one container to another using gravity rather than a pump, which can be disruptive to the beverage. The process is also known as Abstich in German and travaso in Italian.

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