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C12G

WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES OR

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
Subclass:
WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES OR

Description

C12G covers the production, preparation, and treatment of wine and other alcoholic beverages not specifically classified elsewhere in C12. This includes fermentation processes, chemical and physical treatments (such as clarification, stabilization, and aging), fortification, and flavoring of wine and spirits. The subclass encompasses both traditional winemaking methods and modern technological approaches for beverage manufacturing, excluding beer and vinegar production which are covered under separate subclasses (C12C and C12J respectively).

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Glossary

Degorgeage Dégorgeage Process for removing yeast which has settled in the neck of a bottle or on a specially formed closure. Desulfiting Process for the removal of excess sulfur dioxide. Fermentation Process whereby yeast converts sugar to ethyl alcohol. Immobilised yeast Yeast absorbed on a solid material instead of being dispersed throughout the liquid. Low Alcohol This is a beverage which has a lower alcohol content than would be expected from complete fermentation of the beverage. Must Juice extracted from grapes. Pompage Pumping Sulfiting Process for adding sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ). Wine wines This includes fortified wines such as Sherry, Port or Madeira, but does not include barley wine which is a synonym for beer used in older documents. Winestone Crystals of potassium bitartrate precipitated from the wine.

Limiting references

Beer; Preparation thereof Methods for reducing alcohol content of fermented solutions or alcoholic beverages Methods for increasing alcohol content of fermented solutions or alcoholic beverages

Related Keywords

alcoholic beverages, preparing alcoholic beveragespreparation of alcoholic BEVERAGE(S)

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C12, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 10,330
  2. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 7,308
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 6,383
  4. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 5,144
  5. MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 4,121
  6. PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 3,630
  7. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS US 3,515
  8. CNRS (CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE) FR 3,499
  9. INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE) FR 3,371
  10. CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION KR 3,361