Sediment

The particulate matter (usually harmless) and color pigments that may precipitate out of a wine as it ages. The presence of sediment is not negative; many of the best wines in the world throw off sediment as they age.

Young vines are sometimes covered with milk cartons to protect them from animals.

Answer: True.

Milk cartons are placed over newly planted young grapevines to protect them from caterpillars, gophers, and rabbits (who, Peter Rabbit notwithstanding, much prefer grapevines over lettuce). Lest you think winemakers must drink oceans of milk to have enough cartons to outfit their new vineyards, the milk cartons are actually misprinted rejects from carton companies.

Autolysis

The decomposition of spent yeast cells after fermentation is complete. When a wine is left sur lie, or on the lees, it remains in contact with the spent yeasts that performed the fermentation. As the… Continue reading

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