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A tasting term for the feel and taste of a wine in the mouth.
An acronym for "potential hydrogen" a measure of acidity. The lower the pH, the higher the acidity.However pH is actually a shorthand for its mathematical approximation: in chemistry a small p is used in place of writing − log10 and the H here represents [H+], the concentration of hydrogen ions.
A microscopic underground insect that kills grape vines by attacking their roots.
A cask holding two hogsheads or 120 gallons of wine.
A proposal for enhancing the economic status of the wine industry in Bordeaux.
British English slang for an inexpensive bottle of wine. The term is thought to originate from the French word for white wine, "blanc".
The skins, stalks, and seeds that remain after making wine. Also called marc.
A sweet fortified wine, which is produced from grapes grown and processed in the Douro region of Portugal. This wine is fortified with the addition of distilled grape spirits in order to boost the alcohol content and stop fermentation thus preserving some of the natural grape sugars. Several imitations are made throughout the world.
The legal name for a true Port wines sold in the United States since imitation ports may be labeled as a "port" there .
A wine stabilizer and preservative.
A wine barrel that holds approximately 318 litres (160 U.S. gallons).
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