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A German word for "straw wine", same as the French term vin de paille. Refers to a dried grape wine. A Prädikat in Austria. Super Seconds A term used in relation to lower classified Bordeaux wine estates that come close in quality to the First Growth Bordeaux estates. Super Tuscans
Wine packaged in a bag usually made of flexible plastic and protected by a box, usually made of cardboard. The bag is sealed by a simple plastic tap. Brettanomyces A wine spoilage yeast that produces taints in wine commonly described as barnyard or band-aids. Brix/Balling A measurement of the dissolved sucrose level in a wine Brouillis
A place where grape vines are grown for wine making purposes. Vintage The year in which a particular wine's grapes were harvested. When a vintage year is indicated on a label, it signifies that all the grapes used to make the wine in the bottle were harvested in that year. Viticulture The cultivation of grapes. Not to be confused with viniculture.
Boccaccio mentions the fiasco in the Decameron (around 1350), as a receptacle for red wine and administrative documents of the time mention the profession of fiascaio ('fiasco-maker'). [1] Common fiasco sizes of the time were the quarto ('quarter', 5.7 liters), mezzo quarto ('half quarter', 2.28 liters), and metadella ('small half', 1.4 liters).
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The word goon is derived from the word flagon, which is a traditional container for retailing inexpensive wine or vinegar. An occasional Australian pronunciation of the word flagon, perhaps with humorous intent, placed emphasis on the second syllable such that flagon came to be pronounced as "fla-goon", which was then shortened to simply "goon".
[citation needed] The amendment allowed winemakers to sell wine from their vineyards for off-license consumption, so long as the quantity was 2 gallons (9 liters) or more (hence the "2 g" flagon). Before this change winemakers could only sell wine from hotels. A half-gallon flagon was a common volume used for beer. [citation needed]
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