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A winemaking practice that involves prolonged aging on the dead yeast cells (the lees). Sur pointe French term for a sparkling wine that has been aged with its neck down following the completion of autolysis but before dégorgement. Wines that are being riddled (remuge) will end up sur pointe with the yeast sediment consolidated in the neck of ...
The glossary of wine terms lists the definitions of many general terms used within the wine industry. For terms specific to viticulture , winemaking , grape varieties, and wine tasting , see the topic specific list in the " See also " section below.
A botanical family. The grapes used for winemaking belong to Vitis genera. Gout de Terroir French term meaning "taste of earth" that denotes the characteristic flavors that certain vineyard soils impart on a wine. Graft The joint made during the grafting of rootstock to the scion of a vine. Green harvest
The Church, however, did become one of the most prominent and influential forces in French winemaking during the medieval period due to their vast holdings of vineyard lands. [17] The Merovingian period of Frankish rule saw the early seeds of monastic influence on French wine when Guntram , Clovis ' grandson, gave a vineyard to the abbey of St ...
A bottle of undisgorged Champagne resting on the lees.The yeast used in the second fermentation is still in the bottle, which is closed with a crown cap.. The traditional method for producing sparkling wine is the process used in the Champagne region of France to produce Champagne.
French wine is produced throughout all of France in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world. [1] [2] French wine traces its history to the 6th century BCE, with many of France's regions dating their wine-making history to Roman times.
For wine making related terms see Category:Oenology. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. G. Glossaries of wine (3 P)
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