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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 ...
French and Spanish terms for a fortified wine made by mixing unfermented grape juice with an alcohol spirit. For example Pineau des Charentes Moelleux French term usually used for wines of mid-level sweetness or liquoreux. [13] Monopole French term for an appellation, where all the vineyards in the appellation are under single ownership. Mousse
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
For wine making related terms see Category:Oenology. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. G. Glossaries of wine (3 P)
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.
The fruits used in winemaking are fermented using yeast and aged in wood barrels to improve the taste and flavor quality. [4] Ice wine – Ice wine is a type of dessert wine made from frozen grapes. Grapes are frozen on the vine around 20 °F (-7 °C), and late crushed in a grape press.
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Vin jaune (French for "yellow wine") is a special and characteristic type of white wine made in the Jura region in eastern France. It is similar to dry fino Sherry and gets its character from being matured in a barrel under a film of yeast , known as the voile , on the wine's surface.