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A wine that has been flavored with herbs, fruit, flowers and spices. Examples: Vermouth, Retsina or mulled wine. Ascorbic acid An antioxidant used to prevent grape must from oxidizing. Aseptic The characteristic of a chemical (like sulfur dioxide or sorbic acid) to kill unwanted or beneficial bacteria. Assemblage
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 French name for a 225 litre Bordeaux style barrel (Bordeaux hogshead). Will yield 24 cases of 12 bottles each. [3] Basic A low-cost entry-level offering from a winery as opposed to its more expensive premium wine offerings. Beerenauslese A German term meaning approximately "harvest of selected berries". A Prädikat in Germany and Austria ...
Seizing on this interest, makers of sweeter "blush" style rosés began affixing the terms "white" or "blanc" to the varietal name on their wine labels anyway—White Zinfandel, Cabernet Blanc, White Merlot, etc. Throughout the rest of the 20th century, these sweeter blush wines saw tremendous popularity among American consumers but their ...
The history of wine-making stretches over millennia. There is evidence that suggests that the earliest wine production took place in Georgia and Iran around 6000 to 5000 B.C. [1] The science of wine and winemaking is known as oenology. A winemaker may also be called a vintner. The growing of grapes is viticulture and there are many varieties of ...
The images illustrate peasants bending down to prune grapes from vines behind castle walls. Additional illustrations depict grape vines being harvested, with each vine being cut to three spurs around knee height. [23] Many of the viticultural practices developed in this time period would become staples of European viticulture until the 18th ...
Just as romantic but even more unique than pink or purple roses, lavender roses also have meaning tied to enchantment, whimsy, and magical love or desire. SHOP NOW BruceBlock - Getty Images
Flor (Spanish and Portuguese for flower) in winemaking, is a film of yeast on the surface of wine, important in the manufacture of some styles of sherry. The flor is formed naturally under certain winemaking conditions, from indigenous yeasts found in the region of Andalucía in southern Spain.