Aroma
A term broadly used to describe a wine’s smell. Technically, however, the smell of any… Continue reading
A term broadly used to describe a wine’s smell. Technically, however, the smell of any… Continue reading
A positive description, indicating that a wine has a pronounced AROMA. Some VARIETAL wines, such… Continue reading
A Champagne or SPARKLING WINE term that refers to the blending, or assembling, of still… Continue reading
Astringent describes the dry, raspy MOUTHFEEL of a wine with a considerable amount of unripe… Continue reading
The term for shriveled grapes that have been attacked by the beneficial mold BOTRYTIS CINEREA.… Continue reading
A category of wine made in Austria, in Burgenland. Ausbruche (the plural) are slightly more… Continue reading
Plural auslesen. Literally, “select harvest.” A level of full ripeness according to the traditional German… Continue reading
Autolysis is the name for the process whereby spent yeast cells decompose. When a wine… Continue reading
The acronym for American Viticultural Area. An AVA is defined as “a delimited grape growing… Continue reading