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A technique of fining that uses the whites of eggs to attract negatively charged matter.
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 In many regions this term has been replaced by Grosses Gewächs.
French phrase that may appear on wine labels to denote that the wine has been aged in oak barrels.
A European Union directive initiated in 1992 that mandates every bottle of wine produced or sold in the European Union to include a designated lot number. This allows identified defective or fraudulent wine to be tracked and removed from circulation more ...
French term for a grape-derived spirit such as brandy up to a maximum of 96% ABV. Its literal translation is "water of life"
The wine from a producer's portfolio that is the lowest cost for purchase and offers the most basic quality.
A sparkling wine that is sweeter than a brut. In Champagne this is a wine that has received a dosage between 12-17 g/l sugar
French term for the historical role that negociants play in the winemaking process-roughly translating as "bringing up" or "raising" the wine. Traditionally negociants would buy ready made wines after fermentation blend and then store the wine before brin ...
The smallest geographical unit in German wine law representing a single vineyard.
French for "in pulling" refers to the period of time in which bottled sparkling wine is rested in contact with lees generated during secondary fermentation. Part of the Méthode Champenoise process.
French term for the proportion of grape varieties used in a blend.
A United States winery license allowing farms to produce and sell wine on-site sometimes known as a farm winery.
The removal of the male parts of a hermaphroditic grapevine flower in order to prevent self-pollination. This usually occurs in grape breeding when the breeder wishes to create a particular cross or hybrid grape variety by cross pollination.
Compounds formed in wine either during fermentation or the wine's aging development that contribute to a wine's aroma.
