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Vocabulary, Nomenclature,
Lexicon, Directory, Glossary Tasting Terms, Wine
Terminology: Tasting, Wine, Vineyards
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Vocabulary - Nomenclature
- Lexicon - Directory - Glossary
Tasting Terms, Wine
Terminology: tasting, wine, vineyards |
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Ullage
Term used to describe the pocket of air between the top of the wine
and the bottle's cork. A large ullage may result in a deterioration of the wine through
oxidation. Ullage is also known as
the unfilled space of air in a
barrel |
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Underipe
Underipe is the wine's flavour when grapes that fail to reach
optimum maturity are vinified. |
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Unfiltered
A wine that has not been filtered
before bottling and contains dead
yeast cells and other sediments.
See other
clarifying
processes such as "fining". |
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Unfined
Describes a wine where floculant coagulants, such as egg white or
bentonite have not been added to the
barrel in order to remove suspended solids. See other
clarifying
processes such as "fining". |
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Unoaked
Unoaked refers to wines that have been matured without contact with
oaked aging
barrels. |
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More about the
grape varietals
and
the Bordeaux wine region
Winemega's
tasting notes by chateau
Tasting tips: a sommeliere writes about
advanced wine topics
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