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WINERY + WINETASTING Flashcards

1
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(dégustation) à l’aveugle

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blind, as in blind tasting

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2
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acide acétique

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acetic acid

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3
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acide malique

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malic acid

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acide tartrique

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tartaric acid

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5
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acidité vive

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lively, fresh acidity

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6
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agrumes

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citrus

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7
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aiguille le pin

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pine needles

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8
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alcooleux

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alcoholic (tasting)

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9
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amer/amére

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bitter

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10
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amertume

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bitterness

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11
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amande

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almond

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12
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ananas

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pineapple

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13
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anis étoillé

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star anise

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14
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argile

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clay

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15
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argilo-calcaire / argileux-calcaire / terre blanche

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clayey-limestone

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16
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argilo-limoneux

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clayey-silt

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17
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argilo-siliceux

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clayey-sand

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18
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arôme

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aroma

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19
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arriére goût / déboire

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aftertaste (disagreeable)

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20
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arrosage

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spraying

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21
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assemblage

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a blending of various vats of wine, or various varieties

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22
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averse de grêle

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hail storm

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23
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baguette

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pruning term related to the taille de la Marne method, in use in the Champagne region, where a previous year’s mature cane is left vertical with a small number of buds towards its furthest end from the soil – helps defend, by providing a remedy, against frost damage in the Vallee de la Marne.

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24
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baie de sureau

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elderberry

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25
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ban de vendange

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official date to start the harvest

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26
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barrique

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Bordeaux name for a 225 litre barrel

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27
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basse cour

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farmyard, in relation to brettanomyces

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28
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battonage

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less stirring

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29
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béton

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concrete

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30
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beurrée

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buttery

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31
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bilan carbon

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carbon footprint

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32
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biodynamique

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biodynamic

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33
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bio, biologique

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organic

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34
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boisé

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wooded or woody in relation to oak aging. Can also be used to describe the sensory characteristics of a wine fermented and/or aged in wood, eg notes of toast, coconut, spice and vanilla

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35
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bouchon

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cork or stopper (also traffic jam)

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36
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bouchon à vis / capsule à vis

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screw cap

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37
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bouchonné

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corked (TCA)

38
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boillie bordelaise

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Bordeaux mixture, a fungicide used against all mildews, consisting of copper sulphate and slaked lime.

39
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bouldène

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an acid sandy-clay soil

40
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bourgeon / yeux

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bud

41
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brunisol

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a sandy-gravelly soil

42
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brut de cuve

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unfinished vat sample

43
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bulle(s)

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bubble(s)

44
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cade

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juniper

45
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cagette

A

picking crate

46
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cahier des charges

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specifications, official guidelines

47
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caillotte

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hard compact chalk

48
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cailouteux

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stony, pebbly

49
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calcaire

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limestone

50
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calco-marneuses

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limestone-marl, where marl is a mixtures of 30-60% clay and 60-30% limestone.

51
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caniculaire

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heat wave

52
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canneberge

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cranberry

53
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cannelle

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cinnamon

54
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capiteux

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heady, intoxicating, high in alcohol

55
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capsule

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foil cap

56
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cardamome

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cardamon

57
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carton moillé

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wet cardboard, in relation to cork taint

58
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cassis

A

blackcurrant

59
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caudalie

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the duration of the finish in seconds, after spitting/swallowing, commonly short at < 6 seconds, medium at >6<12 seconds and long >= 18 seconds

60
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causse

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plauteau

61
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cave

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cellar

62
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caviste

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cellarman, wine merchant

63
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cèdre

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cedar

64
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cep (de vigne)

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vine stock

65
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cépage

A

grape variety

66
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cépage phare

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flagship variety

67
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cerise

A

cherry

68
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chaîne d’émbouteillage et d’éteiquetage

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bottling and labelling line

69
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chalereux

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heat, as in alcoholic

70
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(les effets du) changement climatique

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(the effects of) climate change

71
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`chapeau

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crust, head of fermenting must

72
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charnu

A

fleshy

73
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charpenté

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structured, robust, full-bodied

74
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chef de culture

A

vineyard manager

75
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chêne

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oak

76
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chêne liege

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cork oak

77
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cheval

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horse, as in a fault

78
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chevillé

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the straightened shape of a champagne or sparkling wine cork, with some age

79
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chien mouillé

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wet dog, in relation to brettanomyces

80
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chinte

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chink (literal). a small access roadway between vineyard plots

81
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chou-fleur

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cauliflower

82
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cire d’abeille

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beeswax

83
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citronelle

A

lemon balm

84
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citron

A

lemon

85
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citron vert

A

lime

86
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climat

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vineyard, or a terroir-specific site within a vineyard

87
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climatique

A

climate

88
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clos

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walled vineyard

89
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clou de girofle

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clove

90
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coing

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quince

91
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collage

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fining

92
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coller

A

to fine

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