Extract
Soluble solids (other than sugar) present in wine
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Soluble solids (other than sugar) present in wine
Alcohol, ethyl alcohol.
Oven in which Madeira is cooked,
Mainly New World term, used to indicate that the wine was bottled on the property
Sparkling
Sweet. Sweeter than semi-seco.
Tasting term used to indicate an absence of detectable sweetness.
Bottle of 3 litres equivalent to 4 normal (75cl) bottles.
Dose of sweetness added to Champagne (and other sparkling wines) just before the final cork is put in place.
Wine estate.
Sweet.
The highest quality wine designation in Italy.
The highest quality wine designation in Spain.
Italian system for quality wines produced in a specified region (QWPSR). There are more than 200 DOCs, each with a set of rules defining the region of production, permitted grape varieties and yields, and sometimes ageing requirements.
Spanish system for quality wines produced in a specified region (QWPSR). Each DO has a set of rules defining the region of production, permitted grape varieties and yields, and sometimes alcohol and sugar levels.
The process of removing the yeast sediment resulting from the secondary fermentation in bottle of Champagne and other quality sparkling wines.
Tasting term used to indicate a wine with an unattractive smell,
Tasting term indicating a wine
Process of separating grapes from stems.
Machine used to separate grapes
See 'DOC (Italy)', 'DOCG'.
See 'DOCa'.
See 'DO'.
See 'DOC' (Portugal).
Medium dry.
The top wine of an estate, for example, is sometimes referred to as the prestige cuve.
Charmat method.
Vat, tank.
Machine used to gently crush grapes after they arrive at the winery,
Bourgeois growth.