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Thursday, October 8, 2009

WINE TERMS

  • ENOLOGY/OENOLOGY: SCIENCE OF WINE MAKING
  • AMPELLOGRAPHY: SCIENCE OF STUDYING GRAPES
  • VATS: FERMENTING VESSELS
  • LEES: IMPURITIES
  • BRUT: VERY DRY
  • SEC: MEDIUM DRY
  • DEMI-SEC: MEDIUM SWEET
  • DOUX: SWEET
  • MUST: UNFERMENTED GRAPE JUICE
  • APERITIFS: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVED OR CONSUMED BEFORE THE MEAL, HELPS IN INCREASING THE APPETITE
  • DIGESTIFS: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVED OR CONSUMED AFTER THE MEAL, HELPS IN DIGESTION
  • CASK: BARRELS MADE UP OF OAK WOOD, USED TO STORE AND AGE WINES
  • CELLAR: A WAREHOUSE (USUALLY UNDERGROUND) USED TO STORE WINES
  • CHAI: FRENCH TERM FOR CELLAR
  • MAITRE DE CHAI: CELLAR MASTER
  • VINE: CREEPER OF GRAPE
  • VINEYARD: THE PLACE WHERE VINES ARE GROWN

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