Usually means: Adding sugar to boost alcohol.
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  1. chaptalisation: Collins English Dictionary
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  3. Chaptalisation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. CHAPTALISATION: French-English Wine Glossary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Chaptalisation)

noun:  Alternative spelling of chaptalization [the addition of sugar to grape juice in the fermentation of wine. Usually done if the grapes are thought to lack enough natural sugars for the desired alcohol content.]

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