Definitions
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- verb transitive To remove the
stem from (grapes).
Etymologies
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Examples
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He gets down into the soil to plant and destem vines and pick grapes.
The Rocker Makes Wine Jim Fusilli 2010
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He gets down into the soil to plant and destem vines and pick grapes.
The Rocker Makes Wine Jim Fusilli 2010
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He gets down into the soil to plant and destem vines and pick grapes.
The Rocker Makes Wine Jim Fusilli 2010
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He gets down into the soil to plant and destem vines and pick grapes.
The Rocker Makes Wine Jim Fusilli 2010
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Clean and drain and destem flat italian parsley leaves.
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Scary: Bilbs try this recipe, take about 15 chillies and 4 cloves of garlic, destem the chillies.
Archive 2006-05-01 bilbo 2006
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Scary: Bilbs try this recipe, take about 15 chillies and 4 cloves of garlic, destem the chillies.
Thecha bilbo 2006
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In short, the critical decision for red wine producers is whether to destem the grapes or leave a portion or even 100% of the stems before pressing.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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He refused to acidify and change the character of the vintage and also refused to destem everything, claiming that all of the stems were totally ripe.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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In short, the critical decision for red wine producers is whether to destem the grapes or leave a portion or even 100% of the stems before pressing.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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