Cascina
Northern Italian term for a farmhouse or estate.
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Castello
The word for castle. Several famous Italian wine estates are housed in what were once… Continue reading
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Cava
The name for Spanish SPARKLING WINE made by the Champagne method (MÉTHODE CHAMPENOISE). Cava is… Continue reading
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Chai
A French word for an above-ground facility used to store wine. It’s pronounced
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Chaptalization
The addition of cane or beet sugar to wine MUST before or during FERMENTATION in… Continue reading
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Charmat Method
Chewy
A term for mouthfilling, FULL-BODIED wines, chunky and viscous enough to seem almost chewable. Certain… Continue reading
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Cloudy
Descriptive term, not necessarily negative, for a wine that looks hazy rather than brilliantly clear.… Continue reading
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Closed In
Refers to a wine that seems to have considerable potential, yet its AROMAS and flavors… Continue reading
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Clos
A term used especially in Burgundy to indicate a vineyard enclosed by a wall. One… Continue reading
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Clone
The noun “clone” refers to plants of the same species that have identical physical characteristics.… Continue reading
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Climat
The term used especially in Burgundy to mean a specific field or plot. Each climat… Continue reading
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