Archives: Glossary

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Carafe

glass vessel, with relatively uniform dimensions, base and body are almost identical,…

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Carbonic maceration

(winemaking) - fermentation of whole bunches without crushing the grapes. Intracellular fermentation…

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Château/ Châteaux

(fr.) - which strictly speaking means castle, represents a producer in Bordeaux…

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Chip

a small piece/chip resulting during the cracking, cutting or breaking of a…

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Cladistics

(biology) - phylogenetic systematics based on degree of relatedness or distance in…

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Clos

(viticulture) - vineyard, surrounded by stone walls, even if those walls have…

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Cochleala

A green, toxic layer of copper carbonate that forms on the surface…

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Consortium/ Consortia

(winemaking) - a trade association of producers in which members' wines are…

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Consortium/Consortia

A trade association of producers in which members' wines are identified by…

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Cooper

(winemaking) - barrel maker, barrel maker, barrel maker and wooden barrel maker

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Corkcoal

(winemaking) - innovative and durable cork stopper for wine bottles, made of…

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Coupage/ Coupages

(winemaking) - term of French origin, meaning "to cut", which theoretically is…

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Cserszegi Füszeres

(viticulture) – Hungarian variety (pronounced "chair-seg-ee foo-sar-resh") of white grape for semi-aromatic…

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Cuvee

(fr.) (winemaking) - a blend of different wine grape varieties, the French…

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Dealcoholisation

(winemaking) – technological process of total or partial removal of ethyl alcohol…

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Decanter / Decanter

(winemaking) - glass or crystal vessel, flat base, wide, usually over 30…

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Discount

A physical process in which wine is exposed to a temperature above…

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Drinkability

the property of a wine to be tasted and drunk, even if…

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Drosophila/ Drosophila

(winemaking) - vinegar fly (Drosophyla melanogaster), also known as the drunken fly,…

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E422

(biochemistry) – food additive, glycerol, with emulsifying and moisturizing properties.

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