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Compounds found in the seeds, skins and stalks of grapes that contribute vital characteristics to the color, texture and flavor of wine. Two of the most notable phenols in wine include anthocyanins which impart color and tannins which add texture and aging potential. Pipe A Portuguese oak barrel with the capacity of 145 gallons (550 liters ...
The vivid red, semi-double Rosa gallica was "the ancestor of all the roses of medieval Europe". [1] Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meaning to the rose, though these are seldom understood in-depth. Examples of deeper meanings lie within the language of flowers, and how a rose may have a different meaning in arrangements ...
In winemaking terms, it is the procedure that precedes pressing where the grapes are broken and the juice is allowed to macerate with the skin prior or during fermentation. Cryptogamic A fungas based grape disease also known as "gray rot".
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
The Black Rose was the title of a respected journal of anarchist ideas published in the Boston area during the 1970s, [5] as well as the name of an anarchist lecture series addressed by notable anarchist and libertarian socialists (including Murray Bookchin and Noam Chomsky) into the 1990s.