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Wine

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

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T budding

Beverages; Wine

A technique that permits grafting of different grape varieties onto existing rootstocks in a vineyard.

Secondary aromas

Beverages; Wine

Aromas in a wine that arise from the winemaking, such as by products of alcoholic fermentation.

Yeast

Beverages; Wine

Generic term for a number of single-celled micro-organisms which, under anaerobic conditions, are able to convert sugar into alcohol.

Fining

Beverages; Wine

Removal of matter in suspension in a wine by the addition of a fining agent such as bentonite, which acts as a coagulant.

Filtration

Beverages; Wine

The process of physically removing particles from wine. There are different grades of filters.

Reserve

Beverages; Wine

It may indicate a superior quality wine, or wines that have seen a period of ageing.

Vaccuum distillation

Beverages; Wine

A means of removing water from a must.

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