1775

Approximate year that wine was first put into individual cylindrical bottles. Before this time, most wine was sold directly from the cask. Customers brought a container to the winery or wine shop and simply filled their container directly from the barrel. The first wine that was bottled on a regular basis was Port from the Douro region of Portugal.

In the world of wine, what is a snipe?

A. A small bottle of wine holding 187 milliliters

B. A tool that can be inserted into barrels of sweet wines to draw out a sample

C. A device inserted near the roots of vines to measure water availability

D. A round object that can be inserted into hoses to clean them

Also known as a piccolo or split, a snipe is a quarter-bottle of wine (187 milliliters). It’s smaller obviously than a demi or half, which is a half-bottle (375 milliliters). In parts of Great Britain, a favorite late afternoon pick-me-up is a “snipe of Champagne and a scone.”

Shatter

A phenomenon that can occur in the spring whereby individual grape berries become separated from the stem and fall to the ground. Shatter may be caused by cool, wet weather which tends to prevent the… Continue reading

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