Wine

Wine

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

Industry: Beverages

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Delicate

Beverages; Wine

Used to describe light- to medium-weight wines with good flavors. A desirable quality in wines such as Pinot Noir or Riesling.

Demi-sec

Beverages; Wine

In the language of Champagne, a term relating to sweetness. It can be misleading; although demi-sec means half-dry, demi-sec sparkling wines are usually slightly sweet to medium sweet.

Dense

Beverages; Wine

Describes a wine that has concentrated aromas on the nose and palate. A good sign in young wines.

Dirty

Beverages; Wine

Covers any and all foul, rank, off-putting smells that can occur in a wine, including those caused by bad barrels or corks. A sign of poor winemaking.

Disgorgement (or d gorgement)

Beverages; Wine

A step in the traditional process of sparkling wine production wherein frozen sediment is removed from the neck of the bottle.

Dosage

Beverages; Wine

In bottle-fermented sparkling wines, a small amount of wine (usually sweet) that is added back to the bottle once the yeast sediment that collects in the neck of the bottle is removed.

Maceration

Beverages; Wine

During fermentation, the steeping of the grape skins and solids in the wine, where alcohol acts as a solvent to extract color, tannin and aroma from the skins.