Archives: Glossary

Description.

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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