Glossary Flashcards
Adamado
Medium Sweet
Portuguese
Adega
Winery
Portuguese
Agiorgitiko
Greek black variety (used in Nemea). Low acidity, with soft tannins and rich, plummy fruit.
Black grape variety
Alcohol
Potable alcohol, as contained in alcoholic drinks, is ethanol, sometimes called ethyl alcohol. Actual alcohol is the amount of ethanol present in a wine, measured as a percentage of the total volume at 20C as shown on the label.
Aligoté
High-acid inexpensive dry white from Burgundy, usually unoaked. Will be varietally labelled to distinguish these wines from Chardonnay.
White grape variety
Almacenista
A producer of Sherry who ages it and then sells it in bulk to a merchant.
(Spanish)
Alte Reben
Old Vines
German
Anbaugebiet
Designated quality wine region.
German
Appellation d’Origine Protégée
Protected Designation of Origin (q.v.).
French
Aragonez
Tempranillo, also called Tinta Roriz (in Portugal).
Black grape variety
Assemblage
Blending of a number of different parcels of wine, particularly in Bordeaux or Champagne.
(French)
Assyrtiko
White variety with pronounced fruit and high acidity; the wines are usually dry and unoaked. From Greece, particularly Santorini. (Some sweet versions are also made from dried grapes.
White grape variety.
Ausbruch
As Austrian quality category for sweet wines; the minimum must weight required is higher than that for Beerenauslese, but lower than that for Trockenbeerenauslese.
(German)
Azienda (or Casa)
An estate that makes wine from both its own and brought-in grapes.
(Italian)
Azienda (or Casa) Agricola
An estate that uses only its own grapes in the production of its wine.
(Italian)
Azienda (or Casa) Vinicola
A producer who buys in and vinifies grapes.
Italian
Baga
High-acid, high-tannin Portuguese black grape, usually oak-aged. The main region is Bairrada.
Black grape variety.
Bandol
AC region in Provence, mainly making long-lived, full-bodied red wines from Mourvèdre (q.v.).
Region
Bardolino
Red wine DOC region in North-East Italy; wines are similar in style to Valpolicella DOC.
Region.
Barrique
Cask (q.v.) with a capacity of 225 L. Traditional to Bordeaux, but now used throughout the world.
(French)
Barsac
AC region neighboring Sauternes, making wines of a similar style, quality and price.
Region
Bereich
A group of communes (Gemeinde).
German
Bergerac
AC region inland of Bordeaux, making wines in a similar style (red and white).
Region
Bin
Literally a location (for example in a cellar), where a particular wine is stored. Often used as a part of the brand name.