Wine

Wine

Referring to any alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of grapes.

Industry: Beverages

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Reduced

Beverages; Wine

Commonly used to describe a wine that has not been exposed to air.

Vintner-grown

Beverages; Wine

Means wine from a winery-owned vineyard situated outside the winery's delimited viticultural area.

Defines a legal grape-growing area distinguished by geographical features, climate, soil, elevation, history and other definable boundaries. Rules vary widely from region to region, and change often. ...

Vitis vinifera

Beverages; Wine

Classic European wine-making species of grape. Examples include Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Compare Vitis labrusca, North American grape species used mainly for New York state wines. For ...

Yeast

Beverages; Wine

Micro-organisms that produce the enzymes which convert sugar to alcohol. Necessary for the fermentation of grape juice into wine.

Toasty

Beverages; Wine

A flavour derived from the oak barrels in which wines are aged. Also, a character that sometimes develops in sparkling wines.

Vegetal

Beverages; Wine

Some wines contain elements in their smell and taste reminiscent of plants and vegetables. In Cabernet Sauvignon a small amount of this vegetal quality is considered to be part of varietal character. ...