Wine Terms Flashcards

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Bodega

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Spanish term for a wine cellar, winery, or a tavern or grocery store selling wine

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2
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Abbocato

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Italian for medium sweet, semi-dry, or slightly sweet.

12-18g/L

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3
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Abocado

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Spanish for medium sweet. According to EU labeling regulations, Semisecco is the official Spanish term.

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4
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Adega

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Portuguese word for winery or cellar

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5
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Amabile

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Italian for sweet; sweeter than Abbocato. Literally means “lovable”

18-45g/L

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6
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Amelioration

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Euphemism for chemical intervention in the winemaking process. Used interchangeably with enrichment or chaptalization in cool climates and also refers to acidification and deacidificaiton.

Manipulation would be the pejorative form of this.

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7
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What is the difference between Azienda Agricola and Azienda Vinicola? What combines both?

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Agricola is essentially equivalent of the Domaine in France. Grapes are grown and wine is produced on an estate.

Vinicola is essentially the equivalent of Negociant in France.

Azienda Vitivinicola combines properties of both.

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8
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Cantina Sociale

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Italian for wine cooperative

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9
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What does Casa Vinicoloa, or Azienda Vinicola indicate on a bottle of Italian wine?

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A producer who buys in grapes or wine like a French Negociant

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10
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What are 3 appellations in Italy that use the term “Classico”?

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Soave Classico DOC
Chianti Classico DOCG
Bardolino Classico DOC
Valpolicella Classico DOC

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Colli

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Italian equivalent for the French term “Côte” and implies that the vines are planted on a slope at a certain elevation.

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12
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What is the French term for Co-Operative?

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cave cooperative

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13
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What is the Italian term for a cooperative?

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Cantina Sociale

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14
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What does the term Coupage mean?

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slightly pejorative term for “blending”; assemblage is the preferred term for blending used

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15
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What is the French term for Crushing?

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Foulage

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16
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What are the sweetness levels of wine in the EU and the values associated with them?

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Sec/Dry: 0-4g/L
Demi-Sec/Medium Dry: 4-12g/L
Moelleux/Medium Sweet: 12-45g/L
Doux/Sweet: 45g/L+

17
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What are the alcohol ranges for table wine and dessert wine in the US?

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7-14% abv is considered Table Wine

14-24% is considered dessert wine even if the wine is dry and unfortified

18
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Why are American producers wary of producing wines over 14% abv?

A

They qualify for a higher tax.

19
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What is the French term for Desuckering?

A

épamprage

20
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What is the Spanish word for bottled?

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Embotellado

21
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What is the difference between ecepagement and assemblage?

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Encepagement refers to the grapes in the vineyard.

Assemblage refers to the grape makeup of the wines produced.

22
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Engarrafado

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Portuguese for bottled

23
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What are vino sfuso?

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Wines poured in bulk, typically from a barrel into glass demijohns in Italy.

24
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Espumoso

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Spanish term for sparkling.

25
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What is the difference between a fattoria and a podere?

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Podere is often considered a small farm carved out of a larger property and designed to be just large enough to support a sharecropper/tennant and his family.

Fattoria, literally translated to ‘farm’ but is also used as a term to describe a wine estate.

26
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What does fleuraison refer to?

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Flowering

27
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grès

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French for sandstone

28
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Incrocio

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Italian for a vine cross