Archives: Glossary

Description.

Management form

(viticulture) - low (supporting wire is no more than 60 cm from…

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Mead/ Meads

Alcoholic beverage (honey wine) obtained by alcoholic fermentation of honey with water…

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Meniscus/meniscus

(winemaking) - Curvature of the wine surface that occurs due to adhesion…

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Mercaptan

An odorous and strong-smelling substance that is added to methane gas to…

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Mic / Mici / Mititei

s.m. – grilled spicy minced meat rolls, somewhat similar to cevapi, or…

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Microoxygenation

(winemaking) - the penetration of oxygen into the wine in minuscule quantities…

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Monosaccharides

simple (reducing) sugars, the best known being from the hexose group (they…

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Mustuary

(vinification) - a mixture of must with crushed grape berries, pulp, skin…

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Non-volatile compounds

substances/compounds that do not evaporate by boiling wine for a long time…

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NSAIDS

Anti-inflammatorynestheroids. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of medicines used for…

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OIV

OIV - International Organisation of Vine and Wine.

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Oloroso

It is a wine made from grapes of the Palomino . The…

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Orange

(winemaking) – orange wine, correctly called white wine with maceration, is a…

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Oxidation

(winemaking) - premature discoloration or the appearance of caramel tones in red…

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P.D.O.

Protected Designation of Origin (P.D.O.) Known to the general public according to…

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P.G.I.

Protected Geographical Indication

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P.G.I.

(winemaking) - Protected Geographical Indication, updated name of P.G.I. - Geographical Indication

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Parent/Parents

(biology) – plant specimens used in the hybridisation process, in breeding or…

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Pedicel/ Pedicels

(botanical) - small peduncle/ stalk that supports the flower or grape berry…

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Peristalsis

Intestinal motility is an alternating contraction and relaxation of the smooth muscles…

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