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When wines are stored in vats or barrels to mature, the containers must be monitored and kept full in order to

A. prevent sedimentation.
B. prevent oxidation.
C. slow down fermentation.
D. speed up fermentation.

User Tim Lloyd
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The correct answer is B. prevent oxidation

Oxidation is bad for the wine, while sedimentation is regular. Speed of fermentation has nothing to do with oxygen.
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