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Gobelet (Fr.)System for growing vines,
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Gout (Fr.)
Taste. As in gout de terroir
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Governo (It.)
Technique for producing Chianti, in which some grapes are reserved and dried, and then added to wine after the first alcoholic fermentation.
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Grand cru (class) (Fr.)
Literally '(classified) great growth'. The meaning varies by region. Within Bordeaux, grand cru class refers to the top estates of Medoc, Graves and Sauternes, and the top wines of St Emilion.
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Gran reserva (Sp.)
Literally 'great reserve'. Wine that has fulfilled certain (lengthy) ageing requirements and, in theory, comes from a good vintage.
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Grand vin (Fr.)
Great wine. Meaningless on the label, as use of the term is not regulated.
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Grappage (Fr.)
Destemming.
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Long
Tasting term used to indicate a wine with a persistent aftertaste.
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Macration carbonique (Fr.)
Carbonic maceration.
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Maduro (Por.)
Mature. A vinho madureo is an aged Portuguese wine,
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Magnum
Bottle of 1.5 litres, equal to 2 normal
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Malic acid
See 'acids',
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Marc (Fr.)
Solids, such as dry skins and pips, left after pressing.
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Marque auxillire
See 'MA'.
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Mature
Tasting term indicating a wine that has aged sufficiently
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Methode champenoise (Fr.)
Champagne method. Sparkling wines made by this method undergo the second bubble-forming fermentation in the actual bottle in which they will be sold.
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Methode traditionnelle (Fr.)
Traditional method (of making sparkling wines).
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Methuselah
Bottle of 6 litres capacity, equivalent to 8 normal
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Metodo classico (It.)
Bottle-fermented sparkling wine.
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Millesime (Fr.)
Vintage.
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Mis(e) en bouteille au chateau (Fr.)
Bottled at the chateau
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Mistelle
Alcoholic drink made by adding brandy to unfermented grape juice.
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Moelleux (Fr.)
Sweet. Much used in the Loire Valley for fully sweet,
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Mosto (It.)
Must.
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Mousseux (Fr.)
Sparkling. Usually indicates that the wine was made by the Charmat
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Muffa nobile (It.)
Noble rot,
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Must weight
Measure of the amount of sugar in the must.
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Must
In winemaking, the mixture of grape skins and grape juice
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Blanco (Sp.)
White
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Bleichert (Ger.)
Rose wine.
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Blush.
US term for pink wine.
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Bocksbeutel (Ger.)
Squat, flagon-shaped bottle used for wines