Mousseux
French for sparkling. Some VIN MOUSSEUX are made by the MÉTHODE CHAMPENOISE (with SECONDARY FERMENTATION… Continue reading
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Mousse
The French term for the snowy layer of bubbles that form on the top of… Continue reading
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Moelleux
A term commonly used in the Loire for very sweet, luscious white wines that can… Continue reading
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Millésime
Méthode Champenoise
The labor-intensive method used to make Champagne and other fine SPARKLING WINES. In this method,… Continue reading
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Mas
The southern French term for a DOMAINE, sometimes translated as farm.
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Marc
The French term for an EAU-DE-VIE made specifically by distilling the POMACE (grape skins, stems,… Continue reading
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Lees
The remnants of yeast cells and bits of grape skin that settle to the bottom… Continue reading
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Liqueur d’Expédition
The wine added to the Champagne bottle after DISGORGING to top it up. The liqueur… Continue reading
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Liqueur de Tirage
The mixture of wine and sugar added along with yeasts to the blend of still… Continue reading
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Macération Carbonique
CARBONIC MACERATION, as it is referred to in English, is a type of FERMENTATION in… Continue reading
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Grande Marque
A member of a particular association of about thirty of the longest-established Champagne HOUSES. The… Continue reading
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