Wine Flashcards
about wine
vinicole
winemaker
le vigneron
corkscrew
le tire-bouchon
aroma
le bouquet
blend, vintage
la cuvée
bottle
la bouteille
cellar, wine store
la cave
cork
le bouchon
grape
le raisin
grape harvesting
les vendanges
nose
le nez
oak
le chêne
red
rouge
table wine, house wine
le vin de table
vineyard
le vignoble
type of grape
le cépage
barrel
le fût, le tonneau
recognized quality vineyard, growth
le cru
white
blanc
vine
la vigne
wine dealer
le caviste
wine growing
la viticulture
wine production
la vinification
wine tasting
la dégustation
excessive oak flavor
boisé
aging in bottle or oak casks
vieillissement
aftertaste
la note finale
young whites
frais
dry, opposite of sweet
sec
estate bottled wine
mis en bouteille au château
spicy wine
epicé
soft to the taste with low key acidity and tannins
souple
sediment
le dépôt
complex, full-bodied, full-flavored, high in alcohol
etoffé, corsé
sparkling wine containing very little sugar
brut
white wines made from red grapes
blanc de noirs
white wines made of all white grapes
blanc de blancs
thick (= good red wine / sweet = white)
epais
body, appearance, color
la robe
blend
le mélange
