Winemaking Terms
French term for the progression of wine between fermentation and bottling
Elevage
These mountains create a rain shadow
Vosges
The name refers to the 7 sites where fruit is sourced
"7 Fuentes"
Dato's wine is a blend of these 2 grapes
Sakmiela and Kamuri
Krasna Hora is in this region of the Czech Republic
Moravia
the variety or varieties of grapes used to make a wine
Traditionally a blend of the 4 noble grapes
Edelzwicker
The winery that makes this wine is owned by Count Stephan von Neipperg
Petit Enira
Chateauneuf-du-Pape means this in English
"New castle of the pope"
The 2 Alsatian Grand Crus on our list
Brand and Engleberg
practice of fermenting whole grapes that have not been crushed
Carbonic Maceration
River which creates the Eastern border
Rhine
This grape is genetically identical to Grenache
Cannonau
Fruit for the Perry was foraged in these counties
Albemarle, Orange, Augusta
The 3 grapes most commonly used for Cava production
Parellada, Xarel-lo, Macabeo
stirring settled lees back into wine
battonage
These are the 4 noble grape varietals
Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Muscat
This winery is located on the 3rd largest island of the Archipelago
Fronton de Oro
St. Romain is in this region of Burguny
Côte de Beaune
Zweigelt is a cross of these 2 grapes
Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent
The breakdown of dead yeast cells
Autolysis
The more northern half of the region
Bas-Rhin
This 4th generation winemaker is nicknamed "Petit Grobis"
Nicholas Chemarin
The name COS is an acronym for these 3 names
Cilia, Occhipinti, and Strano
German system that measures ripeness at the time of harvest
Pradikatswein