RÉMUAGE
The process of rotating and tilting Champagne and sparkling wine bottles to concentrate yeast sediments… Continue reading
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Meritage
A US trademarked designation, adopted in 1988 by the Meritage Association, for California wines that… Continue reading
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Punching Down
A process during red wine fermentation where the grape skins are pushed down into the… Continue reading
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Racking
Racking is the process of separating clear wine from sediment that has settled at the… Continue reading
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Verasion
The onset of grape ripening, when grapes undergo fundamental physiological changes. Sugar accumulation begins, acid… Continue reading
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Garrigue
Garrigue (pronounced gah-reeg) describes both the low-lying scrubland of dry, rocky limestone soils native to the Mediterranean,… Continue reading
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Sur lie
Sur lie is French for “on the lees,” and lees for their part are expired… Continue reading
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Lagar
A shallow stone or cement trough in which grapes are trodden by foot (usually for… Continue reading
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Isinglass
A gelatinous protein coagulant, obtained from—get ready—the air bladders of sturgeon and other fish. Isinglass… Continue reading
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Meniscus
The thin edge of wine that forms the ring where the top of the wine… Continue reading
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Almacenista
In the Jerez (Sherry) region of Spain, the name for an individual who has a… Continue reading
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Recioto
A term which, when used with the name of a wine, indicates that the style… Continue reading
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