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A winemaking technique often used for experimental batches of wine where the wine is fermented in small, specialized vats. Mise tardive French term, literally "late bottling", for extended elevage with aging on lees Mistelle French term for fresh grape juice that has had alcohol added to it (Fortification) before fermentation has started. This ...
French term for the historical role that négociants play in the winemaking process-roughly translating as "bringing up" or "raising" the wine. Traditionally négociants would buy ready made wines after fermentation , blend and then store the wine before bringing them to the market.
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
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.
Example of a label on a bottle of Zinfandel indicating "Cuvee XXVIII" (28). Cuvée [1] (French:) is a French wine term that derives from cuve, meaning vat or tank. [2] [3] Wine makers use the term cuvée with several meanings, more or less based on the concept of a tank of wine put to some purpose.
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