Glossary Flashcards
What does Abboccato mean in Italy?
Medium Sweet
What does the term accolage refer to?
Attaching vine to horizontal trellis wires
What is Acetic Acid?
A volatile acid made by spoilage organisms, often a fault.
What is an Adamado wine?
Medium Sweet
What is the term for Winery in Portugal?
Adega
What is the German term for Old Vines?
Alte Reben
What is an Italian term for Medum-Sweet Wines?
Abboccato, Amabile, Semisecco
What is an analyser?
The portion of a Continuous still that heats and evaporates alcohol with steam.
What are the German terms for Wine regions from largest to smallest?
Anbaugebiet, Bereich, Grosslage, Einzellage
What is Annata?
The italian term for Vintage
What is Aspersion?
A method of protecting vines from frost by spraying them with water.
What is the french term for blending wines?
Assemblage
What does Ausbruch refer to?
A classification between Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese found in Austria and Hungary
What are the levels of Pradikatswein in Germany?
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese
What is the difference between Azienda vinicola and Azienda agricola?
An azienda vinicola buys grapes, an azienda agricola only uses their own grapes (equivalent to estate)
What is the standard capacity of a barrique?
225L
What is the French term for lees stirring?
Batonnage
What is the french term for organic wine?
Biologique
What is the spanish term for a winery?
Bodega
What is Bordeaux mixture?
A spray from copper sulfate and lime to protect from fungal diseases
What is Botrytus Cinerea?
A fungus that attacks grapes and can become bad grey rot or sometimes desireable noble rot
What is a Botte?
A large barrel traditionally used in Italy
What is Brouillis?
The product of Cognac’s first distillation
What is the common term for training a vine without a trellis?
Bush Training
What is Buttage?
The french term for hilling up the dirt to protect the root graft from frost
What is a Cantina Sociale?
An italian term for a co-operative winery
What is the South African term for Traditional method sparkling?
Methode Cap Classique
What is Carbonic Maceration?
Fermentation of whole intact berries often resulting in a fruity/bubblegum aroma. Often used in Beaujolais
What is Casse?
An unwanted haze in a wine
What is the french term for Variety?
Cepage
What is Chaptalisation?
Addition of sugar to must to increase potential alcohol, often cane or beet sugar
What does the term Chiaretto refer to?
A type of light red/rose wine made in Italy
What does the term Classic mean in Germany?
A dry QbA wine made to quality standards
What is a Climat?
A specific vineyard site
What is the portuguese term for harvest/vintage?
Colheita
What is the Italian term for sweet?
Dolce
What is the german term for Noble Rot/Botrytis?
Edelfaule
What does Erste Lage refer to in Germany?
Vineyard classification equivalent to First Growth under the VDP Association
What are Erstes Gewachs or Grosses Gewachs wines?
Wines from a Erste Lage vineyards of a VDP producer
What does Erzeugerabfüllung mean?
Estate Bottled
What is an Estufagem?
A method of heating wine to produce madeira
What are the wine classification levels of Wachau?
Steinfeder, Federspiel, Smaragd
What is feinherb?
An undefined german wine term roughly meaning off-dry
What is Flor?
A surface yeast found in Fino and Manzanilla sherry
If a wine is Frizzante what is it?
Slightly sparkling
What is Garrafeira?
A portuguese term roughly equivalent to Reserva
What is a Gyropalette?
A machine used to automate remuage/riddling of sparkling
What is Halbtrocken
A german term for Off-Dry/Medium-Dry wines
What is a hybrid?
A cross of two vines from two different species
What is a Lagar?
A trough/tank used for treading grapes, still sometimes used in the Douro
What does the french term liquoreux refer to in wine?
A very sweet/dessert wine
What does the italian term liquoroso refer to?
Strong, typically fortified wines
Which french term is roughly equivalent to sustainable viticulture?
Lutte raisonnee
What is a millesime?
A vintage date
What is a Mistelle?
Unfermented Grape juice fortified with alcohol
What is Muffa Nobile?
The italian term for botrytis
What is the french term for a lightly sparkling wine?
Petillant
What is the term for the cask traditionally used for port production?
Pipe
What is the french term for a riddling rack?
Pupitre
What is the term for measuring sweetness in Tokaj?
Puttonyos
What is the Portuguese term for Estate?
Quinta
What is a rectifier?
The second column in a column still that separates the fractions of a distillate to eliminate or retain certain components.
What are secondary aromas?
Non fruit aromas originating from wine making processes such as primary or secondary fermentation or oak ageing
What is a spumante wine?
An Italian Sparkling wine
What is Strohwein or Schilfwein?
A wine made from grapes dried on straw mats
What does Superieur designate in French wine?
A higher alcohol level
Where is the term Szaraz used?
In Hungary for dry wines
What is the Taille in Champagne?
The juice from the second pressing of grapes
What are teriary aromas?
Aromas that arise during ageing
What is the term for red wine in spain and portugal?
Tinto
What are the terms Vendemmia and Vendimia?
Italian and Spanish terms for Vintage
What is Veraison?
Stage of the ripening process when grapes change colour
What is the Rebeche?
Any juice from after the Taille in champagne, not to be used for wine.
What is Autolysis?
The breaking down of yeast cells in a wine. Gives the traditional toasty/bready note of champagne
