Additive and subtractive: two directions

The standard

A declared direction of action states, for each method, whether it adds something to the wine or removes something.

Criteria

  • For each method it is stated whether it adds or removes
  • Additive substances are named individually
  • Subtractive methods name what they remove
  • The direction is documented independently of the judgement

Distinction

Additive and subtractive ≠ intervention depth: depth measures the extent, the declared direction of action only whether something is added or removed. Additive and subtractive ≠ low intervention: few interventions can be either, their number says nothing about the direction.