Retsina
A pungent, resin-flavored wine from Greece made by adding small amounts of resin (often from… Continue reading
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Muselet
A muselet (mew-zeh-LAY) is the wire cage or “hood” that holds a Champagne or sparkling… Continue reading
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Abbadia
The Italian term for abbey, sometimes shortened to just badia. Buildings that were once abbeys… Continue reading
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Apera
Apera is the term used in Australia for Australian wines made like Sherry, in a… Continue reading
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Autolysis
The decomposition of spent yeast cells after fermentation is complete. When a wine is left… Continue reading
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Sustainable
As applied in the wine industry, the term sustainable is used to indicate a winery… Continue reading
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Maderized
A term for a wine that has been subject to a long period of heat… Continue reading
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Amphora
An earthenware vessel used by the ancient Greeks and other Mediterranean people to store and… Continue reading
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Halbtrocken
German for “half-dry”—defined as less than 1.8% residual sugar. Wines labeled halbtrocken usually still taste… Continue reading
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Tastevin
A shallow, silver tasting cup used by a SOMMELIER who often hung it around his… Continue reading
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Cloudy
Descriptive term, not necessarily negative, for a wine that is not brilliantly clear. A wine… Continue reading
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Legs
Also known as “tears” in Spain and “cathedral windows” in Germany, legs are the rivulets… Continue reading
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