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An enclosed fermentation tank with rotating blades that operates similar to a cement mixer with the propose of maximizing extraction during maceration and minimizing the potential for oxidation.
French term denoting a table wine the lowest classification of the French AOC system.
The juice that is still remaining the wine grapes during Champagne wine production after the second pressing has retrieved the taille fraction. By law this juice can not be used to make Champagne and is usually discarded or distilled
Abbreviation for the French term vin de liqueur denoting a wine that has been fortified prior to fermentation
French term used to denote an "ordinary wine" as opposed to a premium quality wine.
French classification system denoting wines that are above vin de table but below VDQS.
The dark tannic wine produced from pressing the cap of grape skins.
In a vertical tasting different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery are tasted such as a winery's Pinot noir from five different years. This emphasizes differences between various vintages for a specific wine. In a horizontal tasting the w ...
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.
