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Acetic Acid

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The acid component of vinegar present in small quantities in all wines. Excessive amounts results in a vinegary nose and taste.

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Adamado

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Medium sweet (Portuguese)

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Adega

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Winery (Portuguese)

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Agiorgitiko

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Greek black variety (used in nemea). Low in acidity, with soft tannins and rich, plummy fruit. (Black grape variety)

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Alcohol

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Potable alcohol, as contained in alcoholic drinks, is ethanol, sometimes called ethyl alcohol. Actual alcohol is the amount of ethanol present in a wine, measured as a percentage of the total volume at 20c as shown on the label.

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Aligote

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High- acid inexpensive dry white from Burgundy, usually unoaked. Will be varietally labeled to distinguish these wines from Chardonnay. (White grape variety)

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Yecla

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Hot DO region in south east Spain, making dark-colored, full bodied reds mainly from Monastrell (Mourvèdre) (region)

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Almacenista

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A producer of sherry who ages it and then sells it in bulk to a merchant. (Spanish)

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Alte Reben

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Old vines (German)

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Anbaugbiet

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Designated quality wine region. (German)

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Appellation d’origine protégée

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Protected designation of origin (q.v) (French)

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Aragonez

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Tempranillo, also called Tina Roriz (in Portugal) (black grape variety)

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Assemblage

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Blending of a number of different parcels of wine, particularly in Bordeaux or Champagne. (French)

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Assyrtiko

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White variety with pronounced fruit and high acidity; the wines are usually dry and unoaked. From Greece, particularly Santorini. (Some sweet versions are also made from dried grapes.) ( white grape variety)

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Ausbruch

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An Austrian quality category for sweet wines; the minimum must weight required is higher than that for Beerenauslese, butt lower than that for Trockenbeerenauslese (German)

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Azienda (or casa)

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An estate that makes wine from both its own and bought in grapes. (Italian)

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Azienda (or casa) agricola

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An estate that uses only its own grapes in the production of its wine. (Italian)

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Azienda (or casa) vinicola

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A producer who buys in and vinifies grapes. (Italian)

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Baga

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High acid, high tannin Portuguese black grape, usually oak- aged. The main region is Bairrada. (Black grape variety)

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Bandol

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AC Region in Provence, mainly making long-lived, full bodies red wines from Mourvèdre (q.v) (region)

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Bardolino

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Red wine DOC region in north east Italy; wines are similar in style to Valpolicella DOC. (Region)

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Barrique

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Cask (q.v) with a capacity of 225L. Traditional to Bordeaux, but now used throughout the world. (French)

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Barsac

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AC region neighboring Sauternes, making wines of a similar style, quality and price. (Region)

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Bereich

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A group of communes (germeinde) (German)

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Bergerac
AC region inland of Bordeaux, making wines in a similar style (red and white) (Region)
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Bin
Literally a location (for example in a cellar) where a particular wine is stored. Often used as part of a brand name.
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Biologique
Organic
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Blaufrankisch
Red cherry fruit and peppery spice. Oaked/ unoaked. Austria (especially Burgenland) plus Germany and Hungary. (Black grape variety)
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Blended whiskey
Scotland: a blend of grain and malt whiskey. USA: a blend of straight whiskey and neutral corn spirit
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Bodega
Winery (Spanish)
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Bonnezeaux
Loire AC region making sweet wines from noble rot affected chenin Blanc grapes
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Borderies
A region in cognac, just north of grande and petite champangne (q.v) offering very high quality spirits
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Botanicals
Flavouring used in gin production, such as juniper, coriander seeds and citrus peel
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Botrytis cinerea
Fungus that attacks the grape berry. In certain circumstances it will form unwanted grey rot; in others, desirable noble rot.
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Bottiglia
Bottle (Italian)
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Brut
Dry ( of sparkling wine) (French, Spanish)
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Bulls blood
Medium bodied Hungarian red made from a blend of varieties, including blaufrankisch and international varieties.
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Bush vines
Vines trained as free standing plants, not needing the support of a trellis
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Butt
Traditional barrel used in sherry production, holding about 600litres
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Cahors
AC region in south-west France, making full bodied reds mainly from Malbec
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Calvados
Delimited region in north west France, making apple and pear based aged spirits
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Campbeltown
Town on the west coast of mainland Scotland. Cambeltown single malt whiskies vary in style, but the best are very complex.
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Cantina sociale
Co-operative cellar (italian)
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Cap classique
A South African sparkling wine made using the traditional method
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Carbonic maceration
Fermentation of whole bunches of black grapes with the berries initially intact. The intracellular fermentation results in well coloured, fruity red wines, with little tannin.
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Carignan
High acid, high tannin black variety grape. Suits hot regions such as the south of France and North Africa
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Cascina
Farmhouse (has come to mean estate) (Italian)
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Cask
Wooden barrel, usually made of oak, used for fermentation, maturation and storage of wines. Traditional names and sizes vary region to region.
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Cask strength
Particularly malt whiskies, a spirit that has not been reduced (watered down) to a bottling strength of around 40% abv. These generally will not be filtered and will be very high in alcohol: sometimes over 75% abv
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Casta
Grape variety (Portuguese)
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Cave
Cellar (often underground) or winemaking establishment (French)
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Cave cooperative
Cooperative cellar (French)
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Cepage
Grape variety (French)
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Cerasuolo
Cherry pink (Italian)
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Chai
Above ground warehouse for storing wine, usually in barrels. (French)
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Chambolle-musigny
Commune AC in the Cote de nuits famous for Pinot noir (Region)
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Chaptalisation
Must enrichment (adding sugar to the grape juice to increase potential alcohol) specifically using beer or cane named after Comte chaptal, the Napoleonic minister who advocated its use.
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Chateau
Producer in Bordeaux, generally but not always with accompanying house. (French)
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Chaume
Loire AC region making sweet wines from noble rot affecting chenin blanc. The best part of this is quarts de chaume AC
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Chiaretto
Light or pale rose (Italian)
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Cinsault
Black variety grape with savory, meaty flavours, suits hot conditions such as the southern Rhône (where it is blended with Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdr) and South Africa
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Clos
Historically a walled vineyard although the walls may no longer exist. (French)
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Climat
A vineyard site (French)
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Colombard
White grape variety grown in south west France for distillation, and for high acid, appley dry whites.
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Commune
A small wine growing region usually surrounding one village.
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Condrieu
Northern Rhône AC region making complex, expensive, exotic dry and off dry whites from viognier (q.v)
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Consorzio
Producers trade association whose members wines are identified by an individually designed neck label
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Continentality
The difference between summer and winter temperatures
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Co operative cellar
Winemaking (and sometimes bottling and marking) facilities that are jointly owned by a number of growers.
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Cornas
Northern Rhône AC region making full bodied reds from Syrah
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Cortese
Grand cru AC in the Cote de beaune, making red (Pinot noir) and white (Chardonnay) wines. Includes corton-charlemagne grand cru AC
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Corvina
The main black grape variety used (along with molinara and rondinella) for Valpolicella. High acid, medium tannin and cherry and prune fruit
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Cote
Hillside

WSET LEVEL 2 (22 decks)

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