Wine

Wine

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

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Wine

The labor-intensive and costly process whereby wine undergoes a secondary fermentation inside the bottle, creating bubbles. All Champagne and most high-quality sparkling wine is made by this process. ...

Made and bottled by

Beverages; Wine

Indicates only that the winery crushed, fermented and bottled a minimum of 10 percent of the wine in the bottle. Very misleading.

Maderized

Beverages; Wine

Describes the brownish colour and slightly sweet, somewhat caramelised and often nutty character found in mature dessert-style wines.

Malic

Beverages; Wine

Describes the green apple-like flavour found in young grapes which diminishes as they ripen and mature.

Malolactic fermentation

Beverages; Wine

A secondary fermentation occurring in most wines, this natural process converts malic acid into softer lactic acid and carbon dioxide, thus reducing the wine's total acidity. Adds complexity to ...