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Wine

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

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Late harvest wine

Beverages; Wine

Also known as late picked, wine made from grapes that have been left on the vine longer than usual. Usually an indicator for a very sweet or dessert wine.

Méthode Champenoise

Beverages; Wine

Process whereby sparkling wines receive a second fermentation in the same bottle that will be sold to a retail buyer. Compare with Charmat or bulk fermented.

Madeirized

Beverages; Wine

A wine showing Madeira-like flavour, generally evidence of oxidation. Sometimes used to describe white wine that has been kept long past its prime.

Fighting varietal

Beverages; Wine

A term that originated in California during the mid 1980s to refer to any inexpensive cork-finished varietal wine in a 1.5 litre bottle.

Négociant

Beverages; Wine

French for "trader". A wine merchant who assembles the produce of smaller growers and winemakers and sells the result under its own name.

Screwcap

Beverages; Wine

An alternative to cork for sealing wine bottles, comprising a metal cap that screws onto threads on the neck of a bottle. Also called a "Stelvin".

Château

Beverages; Wine

Generally a winery in Bordeaux, although the term is sometimes used for wineries in other parts of the world, such as the Barossa Valley.

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