Tag: Wine Bible

Wine Words Demystified; Barrel Fermented

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…

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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…

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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?