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Verb: chaptalize
  1. Add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content
    "Some winemakers chaptalize their wines to compensate for unripe grapes";
    - chaptalise [Brit]

Derived forms: chaptalizing, chaptalizes, chaptalized

Encyclopedia: Chaptalize