Wine

Wine

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

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Wine

Denotes wine that has been fermented in small casks (usually 55-gallon oak barrels) instead of larger tanks. Advocates believe that barrel fermentation contributes greater harmony between the oak and ...

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Beverages; Wine

Bitter

Beverages; Wine

Describes one of the four basic tastes (along with sour, salty and sweet). Some grapes--notably Gewürztraminer and Muscat--often have a noticeable bitter edge to their flavors. Another source of ...

Blanc de blancs

Beverages; Wine

White of whites, meaning a white wine made of white grapes, such as Champagne made of Chardonnay.

Blanc de noirs

Beverages; Wine

White of blacks, white wine made of red or black grapes, where the juice is squeezed from the grapes and fermented without skin contact. The wines can have a pale pink hue. E.G., Champagne that is ...

Blunt

Beverages; Wine

Strong in flavour and often alcoholic, but lacking in aromatic interest and development on the palate.

Appellation

Beverages; Wine

Defines the area where a wine's grapes were grown, such as Bordeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin, Alexander Valley or Russian River Valley. Regulations vary widely from country to country. In order to use an ...