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A winemaking technique often used for experimental batches of wine where the wine is fermented in small, specialized vats. Mise tardive French term, literally "late bottling", for extended elevage with aging on lees Mistelle French term for fresh grape juice that has had alcohol added to it (Fortification) before fermentation has started. This ...
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
French wines are usually made to accompany food. Vineyards in Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, a village that is the source of some of France's most expensive wines Château Pichon Longueville Baron in Pauillac corresponds well to the traditional image of a prestigious French château, but in reality, French wineries come in all sizes and shapes.
French term for the hillside or slopes of a hill region that is not contiguous. Country wine A quality level intermediate between table wine and quality wine, which in France is known as vin de pays and in Italy as Indicazione Geografica Tipica . Also a synonym for Fruit wine. Crémant French sparkling wine not made in Champagne region. Crianza
The drop back into the rack causes a slight tap, pushing sediments toward the neck of the bottle. In 10 to 14 days (8 to 10 weeks for Champagne), the position of the bottle is straight down, with the lees settled in the neck (this time can be shortened by moving the bottle more than once a day, [7] and by using modern, less sticky strains of ...
At some point between pressing and bottling the wine is blended. This is an integral part of the Bordeaux wine making process, as scarcely any Bordeaux wines are varietals; wine from different grape varieties is mixed together, depending on the vintage conditions, so as to produce a wine in the château's preferred style. In addition to mixing ...
The Dutch further introduced to the French a method of sulfuring the wines (known as allumettes hollandaises) which has the effect of stabilizing the wine and preventing some degree of spoilage. [15] The introduction of new Dutch winemaking techniques helped antiquated methods such as the use of lead fall into disuse.
The Languedoc-Roussillon region shares many terrain and climate characteristics with the neighboring regions of Southern Rhône and Provence.The region stretches 150 miles (240 km) from the Banyuls AOC at the Spanish border and Pyrenees in the west, along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the river Rhône and Provence in the east. [2]