WINERY + WINETASTING

Question 1

(dégustation) à l’aveugle

Answer 1

blind, as in blind tasting

Question 2

acide acétique

Answer 2

acetic acid

Question 3

acide malique

Answer 3

malic acid

Question 4

acide tartrique

Answer 4

tartaric acid

Question 5

acidité vive

Answer 5

lively, fresh acidity

Question 6

agrumes

Answer 6

citrus

Question 7

aiguille le pin

Answer 7

pine needles

Question 8

alcooleux

Answer 8

alcoholic (tasting)

Question 9

amer/amére

Answer 9

bitter

Question 10

amertume

Answer 10

bitterness

Question 11

amande

Answer 11

almond

Question 12

ananas

Answer 12

pineapple

Question 13

anis étoillé

Answer 13

star anise

Question 14

argile

Answer 14

clay

Question 15

argilo-calcaire / argileux-calcaire / terre blanche

Answer 15

clayey-limestone

Question 16

argilo-limoneux

Answer 16

clayey-silt

Question 17

argilo-siliceux

Answer 17

clayey-sand

Question 18

arôme

Answer 18

aroma

Question 19

arriére goût / déboire

Answer 19

aftertaste (disagreeable)

Question 20

arrosage

Answer 20

spraying

Question 21

assemblage

Answer 21

a blending of various vats of wine, or various varieties

Question 22

averse de grêle

Answer 22

hail storm

Question 23

baguette

Answer 23

pruning term related to the taille de la Marne method, in use in the Champagne region, where a previous year’s mature cane is left vertical with a small number of buds towards its furthest end from the soil – helps defend, by providing a remedy, against frost damage in the Vallee de la Marne.

Question 24

baie de sureau

Answer 24

elderberry

Question 25

ban de vendange

Answer 25

official date to start the harvest

Question 26

barrique

Answer 26

Bordeaux name for a 225 litre barrel

Question 27

basse cour

Answer 27

farmyard, in relation to brettanomyces

Question 28

battonage

Answer 28

less stirring

Question 29

béton

Answer 29

concrete

Question 30

beurrée

Answer 30

buttery

Question 31

bilan carbon

Answer 31

carbon footprint

Question 32

biodynamique

Answer 32

biodynamic

Question 33

bio, biologique

Answer 33

organic

Question 34

boisé

Answer 34

wooded or woody in relation to oak aging. Can also be used to describe the sensory characteristics of a wine fermented and/or aged in wood, eg notes of toast, coconut, spice and vanilla

Question 35

bouchon

Answer 35

cork or stopper (also traffic jam)

Question 36

bouchon à vis / capsule à vis

Answer 36

screw cap

Question 37

bouchonné

Answer 37

corked (TCA)

Question 38

boillie bordelaise

Answer 38

Bordeaux mixture, a fungicide used against all mildews, consisting of copper sulphate and slaked lime.

Question 39

bouldène

Answer 39

an acid sandy-clay soil

Question 40

bourgeon / yeux

Answer 40

bud

Question 41

brunisol

Answer 41

a sandy-gravelly soil

Question 42

brut de cuve

Answer 42

unfinished vat sample

Question 43

bulle(s)

Answer 43

bubble(s)

Question 44

cade

Answer 44

juniper

Question 45

cagette

Answer 45

picking crate

Question 46

cahier des charges

Answer 46

specifications, official guidelines

Question 47

caillotte

Answer 47

hard compact chalk

Question 48

cailouteux

Answer 48

stony, pebbly

Question 49

calcaire

Answer 49

limestone

Question 50

calco-marneuses

Answer 50

limestone-marl, where marl is a mixtures of 30-60% clay and 60-30% limestone.

Question 51

caniculaire

Answer 51

heat wave

Question 52

canneberge

Answer 52

cranberry

Question 53

cannelle

Answer 53

cinnamon

Question 54

capiteux

Answer 54

heady, intoxicating, high in alcohol

Question 55

capsule

Answer 55

foil cap

Question 56

cardamome

Answer 56

cardamon

Question 57

carton moillé

Answer 57

wet cardboard, in relation to cork taint

Question 58

cassis

Answer 58

blackcurrant

Question 59

caudalie

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the duration of the finish in seconds, after spitting/swallowing, commonly short at < 6 seconds, medium at >6<12 seconds and long >= 18 seconds

Question 60

causse

Answer 60

plauteau

Question 61

cave

Answer 61

cellar

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caviste

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cellarman, wine merchant

Question 63

cèdre

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cedar

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cep (de vigne)

Answer 64

vine stock

Question 65

cépage

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grape variety

Question 66

cépage phare

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flagship variety

Question 67

cerise

Answer 67

cherry

Question 68

chaîne d’émbouteillage et d’éteiquetage

Answer 68

bottling and labelling line

Question 69

chalereux

Answer 69

heat, as in alcoholic

Question 70

(les effets du) changement climatique

Answer 70

(the effects of) climate change

Question 71

`chapeau

Answer 71

crust, head of fermenting must

Question 72

charnu

Answer 72

fleshy

Question 73

charpenté

Answer 73

structured, robust, full-bodied

Question 74

chef de culture

Answer 74

vineyard manager

Question 75

chêne

Answer 75

oak

Question 76

chêne liege

Answer 76

cork oak

Question 77

cheval

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horse, as in a fault

Question 78

chevillé

Answer 78

the straightened shape of a champagne or sparkling wine cork, with some age

Question 79

chien mouillé

Answer 79

wet dog, in relation to brettanomyces

Question 80

chinte

Answer 80

chink (literal). a small access roadway between vineyard plots

Question 81

chou-fleur

Answer 81

cauliflower

Question 82

cire d’abeille

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beeswax

Question 83

citronelle

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lemon balm

Question 84

citron

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lemon

Question 85

citron vert

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lime

Question 86

climat

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vineyard, or a terroir-specific site within a vineyard

Question 87

climatique

Answer 87

climate

Question 88

clos

Answer 88

walled vineyard

Question 89

clou de girofle

Answer 89

clove

Question 90

coing

Answer 90

quince

Question 91

collage

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fining

Question 92

coller

Answer 92

to fine