Smoke Taint
Smoke taint in wine was first identified in 2003. In California wine country, horrendous wildfires… Continue reading
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Isinglass
A gelatinous material, obtained from—get ready— the air bladders of sturgeon and other fish. Isinglass… Continue reading
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Vin Gris
Vin gris is not the same as pinot gris, the name of a white grape… Continue reading
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Gyropalette
Also called a girasol, Spanish for “sunflower,” gyropalette is a piece of equipment used in the production… Continue reading
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Dumb
A description for a wine that temporarily has little taste. This can be a wine,… Continue reading
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Kabinett
A level of ripeness indicating that the wine was not completely ripe according to the… Continue reading
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Merroir
A play on words, merroir combines the idea of terroir with mer–the French word for… Continue reading
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Roble
Oak in Spanish. Despite Spain’s proximity to France, many Spanish producers age their wines in… Continue reading
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Stefáni
A way of training grapevines that is especially common on heavily windswept Greek islands. The… Continue reading
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Bocksbeutel
Bocksbeutel is the flagon-shaped, rounded and flattened bottle used for the wines of Germany’s Franken… Continue reading
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Field Selection
Known in French as selection massale, a field selection is made up of a group of… Continue reading
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Crémant
The word Crémant is used for French sparkling wines made outside of the Champagne region, but… Continue reading
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