GALLIZE

Etymology

Verb

gallize (third-person singular simple present gallizes, present participle gallizing, simple past and past participle gallized) (American spelling, Oxford British spelling)

(transitive, winemaking) To add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced.

Notes

Source: Wiktionary

Gal"lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallized; p. pr. & vb. n. Gallizing.] [After Dr. L. Gall, a French chemist, who invented the process.]

Definition: In wine making, to add water and sugar to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced. -- Gal`li*za"tion (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition