FR Wine Terms Flashcards by paul coker

baumé (FR)

scale for measuring the must weight / measures the potential alcohol of a must

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récolte (FR)

harvest, grape picking

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cru (FR)

site or “growth”

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côte (FR)

hill

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lutte raisonnée (FR)

type of viticulture that tries to avoid synthetic farming, more sustainable than organic

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buttage (FR)

earthing-up, to protect plants from frost by pushing dirt up to their base

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brassage (FR)

a method of cap management in which pressurized gas is injected into the bottom of a tank – faster than remontage

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foulage (FR)

crushing, treading

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véraison (FR)

when the grapes change from green to red (or softer green or yellow), ripening phase. Gen occurs in January (S. Hemisphere) & August (N. Hemisphere)

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éraflage (FR)

de-stalking or de-stemming

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délestage (FR)

“racking and returning”- removing the fermenting wine from a tank and pouring it over the cap

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pépiniéristes (FR)

grafting nurseries

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collage (FR)

the use of fining agents in wine clarification

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marques auxiliare (FR)

term used for a secondary brand

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pellicule (FR)

skins

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bac à glace (FR)

ice cold brine bath used to freeze the necks of Champagne before disgorging

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edelzwicker (FR)

The term Edelzwicker (“noble mixture”) usually indicates its own inverse: an inexpensive blended wine. Alsace AOP wines labeled Edelzwicker do not need to be vintage-dated, nor are they even legally obligated to contain more than one grape. In practice they are blends, however, and do not need to indicate any percentages or grapes on the label.

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vrille (FR)

tendril

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dégorgement (FR)

disgourging

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interligne (FR)

space between rows of vines

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vin de cépage (FR)

single varietal wine

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feuillaisson (FR)

foliation

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vieilles vignes (FR)

old vines (not a legally defined term)

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pupitre (FR)

riddling rack

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colle de poisson (FR)

isinglass

contre-étiquette (FR)

back label

récoltant (FR)

someone who harvests their own grapes

habillage (FR)

the dressing for a bottle of sparkling wine before release

élevage (FR)

aging

accolage (FR)

the process of tying the vine branches to the trellis frame

gyropalette (FR)

a hydraulic machine capable of mechanical riddling, typically holds 504 bottles

lieu dit (FR)

a named site or vineyard that is not neccesarily designated separately as a Premier or Grand Cru, but may be within a Premier or Grand Cru site

cep (FR)

grapevine stump

triage (FR)

process of sorting grapes according to quality before winemaking

robe (FR)

depth of color

monopole (FR)

a vineyard or site with singular ownership

débourrement (FR)

budding

bousinage (FR)

toasting the inside of oak barrels

vendangé à la main (FR)

hand harvested grapes

greffe (FR)

graft

cuvier d'élevage (FR)

aging hall or room

mistelle (FR)

unfermented grape juice combined with the addition of alcohol, vin de liqueur

biologique (FR)

organic

déchaussage (FR)

removal of dirt near the base of the vines, also débuttage

tri (pl. tries) (FR)

grapes selected and collected from one pass through the vineyard- chosen for optimum ripeness and flavor

bourgeon (FR)

bud

millésime (FR)

vintage

débourbage (FR)

allowing juice to settle before fermentation to reduce sediment

vendange (FR)

wine harvest. Gen. occurs Feb-March (S. Hemisphere) & Aug-Oct (N. Hemisphere)

élaboration (FR)

wine making

effeuillage (FR)

leaf thinning of the canopy

pourriture noble (FR)

botrytis cinerea infected grapes / "noble rot"

bourbes (FR)

lees, sediment

ouillage (FR)

topping off of barrels

passérillee (FR)

grapes that have begun to shrivel on the vine

clos (FR)

walled vineyard or site (the wall may no longer exist)

mas (FR)

vineyard

palissage(FR)

trellising

bâtonnage (FR)

stirring of the lees

floraison (FR)

flowering, blooming

pigeage (FR)

punching down

elevé en fûts de chêne (FR)

oak aged

moût (FR)

must (wine), wort (beer)

cépage (FR)

grape variety

rafle (FR)

stalks, stems

porte-greffe (FR)

root stock

baie (FR)

rack

cuvage (FR)

fermenting in vats

chai (FR)

wine or barrel storehouse, usually in bordeaux

côteaux (FR)

slopes or many hillsides

chapeau (FR)

cap or head (layer of skins on top of must)

remuage (FR)

riddling

Bouillie Bordelaise (FR)

'Bordeaux Mixture.' Lime, copper sulphate & water mixture used as an effective control of downy mildew (a.k.a. peronospera)

décuvaison (FR)

running-off

sur pointe (FR)

the final stage of riddling, when the bottle is aged neck down after agining is complete and before disgorging

taille (FR)

the second pressing of Champagne, this term also refers to pruning

remontage (FR)

pumping over, also to repair a vineyard after a heavy and erosive rain storm

écoulage (FR)

free running (drain off by gravity)

égrappage (FR)

de-stemming

saignée (FR)

bleeding off juice from a red wine fermentation to create a rosé wine