Botrytis Cinerea
A beneficial fungus, also known as noble rot, which is necessary to produce many of… Continue reading
Booze
Once spelled bouse, the word booze comes from the medieval Dutch word Büsen, meaning “to… Continue reading
Bonbonne
A large glass jar used for storing small lots of wine. Bonbonnes—which hold 6.6 gallons—are… Continue reading
Body
The perceived weight of a wine in your mouth. The perception is dependent on ALCOHOL—the… Continue reading
Bodega
Wine cellar or wine-producing company. Curiously, a single wine company may nonetheless use the plural… Continue reading
Bocksbeutel
The flagon-shaped, rounded, and flattened bottle used for the wines of Germany’s Franken region. It… Continue reading
Balance
A harmonic equilibrium among the components of a wine (ACID, ALCOHOL, FRUIT, TANNIN, and so… Continue reading
Baked
Negative term used when a table wine’s AROMA and/or flavor seems overripe, caramel-like, or even… Continue reading
Ban des Vendanges
Literally “opening of the harvest”—the official date when harvest can begin. Growers can choose to… Continue reading
Barrel-Fermented
Used to describe a wine—usually a white—that has undergone FERMENTATION in small oak barrels as… Continue reading