A German rosé made from only black grape varieties such as Pinot noir.
An alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of unmodified grape juice.
A subterranean structure for storing and aging wine.
A large cave that is excavated to provide a cool location for storing and aging wine. Similar to wine cellar.
A cool dark location in which wine is stored often for the purpose of ageing.
Undesirable characteristics in wine caused by poor winemaking techniques or storage conditions.
Any form of dishonesty in the production or distribution of wine.
The descriptive sticker or signage adhered to the side of a wine bottle.
Refers to the continuing surplus of wine over demand (glut) being produced in the European Union.
The sensory evaluation of wine encompassing more than taste but also mouthfeel aroma and color.
A device comprising two vats or receptacles one for trodding and bruising grapes and the other for collecting the juice.
A person engaged in the occupation of making wine.
A building property or company that is involved in the production of wine.
A scale of measurement to evaluate a region's heat summation.
German term for a co-operative winery
The various esters that a wine picks up from exposure to new oak. These lactones are responsible for the creamy and coconut aromas and flavors that develop in a wine.
The woody tissue of a vine inside of the vascular cambium layer that includes heartwood and sapwood which transports water and nutrients from the roots towards the leaves.
Yeast assimilable nitrogen a measurement of amino acids and ammonia compounds that can be used by wine yeast during fermentation
A micro-organism present on the skins of grapes that reacts with the sugars inside and results in the production of ethyl alcohol during a process called fermentation.
A microscopic unicellular fungi responsible for the conversion of sugars in must to alcohol. This process is known as alcoholic fermentation.
The enzymes within yeast cells that each act as a catalyst for a specific activity during the fermentation process. There are at least 22 known enzymes that are active during fermentation of wine.
A measure of the amount of grapes or wine produced per unit surface of vineyard.
In any farming capacity the quantity of quality fruit that a parcel of land render after a harvest. In terms of wine making it is the quantity of grapes that a vineyard can produce per hectare (2.47 acres) of land to produce the level of quality desired. ...
The science of fermentation in wine.
The science of fermentation.
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