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Glossary of winemaking terms. This glossary of winemaking terms lists some of terms and definitions involved in making wine, fruit wine, and mead. The main aldehyde found in wines, most notably Sherry. One of the primary volatile acids in wine. The process through which acetic acid is produced in wine.
A dry wine from a "great growth" vineyard that has been designated as Erste Lage. In many regions this term has been replaced by Grosses Gewächs. Erzeugerabfüllung German term for an estate-bottled wine Extra-Brut A very dry sparkling wine. In Champagne, this is a wine that has received a dosage with between 0-6 grams/liter sugar Extra Dry
Vermouth (/ vərˈmuːθ /, UK also / ˈvɜːməθ /) [1][2] is an aromatized fortified wine, flavoured with various botanicals (roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, and spices) and sometimes colored. The modern versions of the beverage were first produced in the mid to late 18th century in Turin, Italy. [3] While vermouth was traditionally ...
The process of fermentation in winemaking turns grape juice into an alcoholic beverage. During fermentation, yeasts transform sugars present in the juice into ethanol and carbon dioxide (as a by-product). In winemaking, the temperature and speed of fermentation are important considerations as well as the levels of oxygen present in the must at ...
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.
The Collins English Dictionary, the Chambers Dictionary, and the Oxford English Dictionary all derive the word "sack" from the French sec, meaning "dry".However, the OED cannot explain the change in the vowel, and it has been suggested by others that the term is actually from the Spanish word sacar, [1] meaning "to withdraw", as in withdrawing wine from a solera, [3] which led to sacas. [1]
Winemaking. Wine grapes from the Guadalupe Valley in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Winemaking, wine-making, or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine -making stretches over millennia.
Mirin. Mirin (味醂 or みりん, Japanese: [miɾiɴ]) is a type of rice wine and a common ingredient in Japanese cooking. It is similar to sake but with a lower alcohol content and higher sugar content. [1] The sugar content is a complex carbohydrate that forms naturally during the fermentation process; no sugars are added.