Archives: Glossary

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Perstractia

It is a membrane extraction process in which two solid phases are…

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Pervaporation

It is a recent technique for separating a liquid mixture by spraying…

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Petiant

Bottled wine of at least 7 % vol.alc., in which endogenous carbon…

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Phenol/ Phenols

(winemaking) - organic compound derived from aromatic hydrocarbons .

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Phenolic acids

(winemaking) - substances that participate, together with flavones, in the formation of…

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Phytoparasite

(biology) – organism or microorganism that parasitizes plants

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PIWI

(viticulture) - is the German abbreviation of the word "pilzwiderstandsfähig", which means…

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Polyol

(biochemistry) - an organic compound containing several hydroxyl groups (minimum two) in…

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Polysaccharides

polymers of monosaccharides, present in all the living world (cellulose, starch, chitin,…

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ppm

or p/m represents parts per million or parts per million, a way…

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Premium

(winemaking) - Premium wine is the top of a wine producer's range…

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Rahis/Rahisuri

(botanical) - the central axis along which the pedicels supporting the flowers/berries…

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Recorking

(winemaking) - a winemaking operation performed every 25 to 30 years, whereby…

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Saptalization

(winemaking) – the enrichment of grape must by adding sugar (from sugar…

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Sarma / Sarmale

s.f. – Traditional dish with minced filling wrapped in leaves. Most commonly…

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SCDVV

(legislation) –Wine Research and Development Station/ Institute.

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Spinning cone

A distillation column with a cone that imparts a rotary motion to…

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Stem/ fruiting rings

(viticulture) - the set of fruiting elements made up of a 2-3…

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Stereoisomer / Stereoisomers

(chemistry) - isomerism is the phenomenon whereby two or more substances with…

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Sulphiting

(winemaking) - technological operation of applying a certain dose of sulphur dioxide…

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