You know the deal; the more some folks learn about a topic, the more shortcuts/slang/acronyms/initials/technical jargon can be tossed around. I’m here to help you understand those sometimes mysterious words and phrases, thus – Wine Words Demystified! This week’s phrase is Barrel Fermented.. According to Karen MacNeil‘s The Wine Bible: Used to describe a wine – usually a white…
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Wine Words Demystified: Fortified
What does Edgar Allan Poe’s dark classic – “The Cask of Amontillado” have to do with fortified wines?
Wine Words Demystified: Cépage
You know the deal; the more some folks learn about a topic, the more shortcuts/slang/acronyms/initials/technical jargon can be tossed around. I’m here to help you understand those sometimes mysterious words and phrases, thus – Wine Words Demystified! This week’s word is Cépage… According to Karen MacNeil‘s The Wine Bible: Cépage means grape variety. The so-called cépages nobles – are those…
Wine Words Demystified: Cap
You know the deal; the more some folks learn about a topic, the more shortcuts/slang/acronyms/initials/technical jargon can be tossed around. I’m here to help you understand those sometimes mysterious words and phrases, thus – Wine Words Demystified! This week’s word is Cap… According to Karen MacNeil‘s The Wine Bible: The crusty layer, up to two feet or more deep, of…
Wine Words Demystified: Cooperage
What is a Cooper and what does the wine term cooperage mean?
Wine Words Demystified: Crémant
The word Crémant has two different meanings. What’s the difference?
Wine Words Demystified: Bouquet
What’s the difference between aromas and bouquet in wine, and does it matter?
Wine Words Demystyfied: Brix
What does the term “brix” means when it comes to wine?…and why it matters…
Wine Words Demystified – Dosage
What is dosage,and how does it effect the final levels of sweetness for sparkling wines produced using the traditional method?
Wine Words Demystified – Muselet
Did you know it always takes 6 turns by hand to loosen the wire cage( a muselet) on a bottle of bubbly?