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Bourret (grape)
Terret gris is a white French wine grape variety planted primarily in the Languedoc wine region. It is a mutation of the ancient ''Vitis vinifera'' vine Terret. ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) regulations allow the grape to be used in white wines from the Corbières, Coteaux du Languedoc and Minervois AOCs as well as some ''vin de pays''. The vine has a very long history in the region and is capable of producing full bodied wines with crisp acidity.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 184 Oxford University Press 1996 Terret blanc is the white mutation of the grape. In official statistics, the plantings of two "light-berried" Terret grapes (as distinguished from Terret noir, one of the permitted blending grapes for Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC) are often counted together. The varieties reached their peak in French wine productions in the late 1980s when together the Terret varieties were the ninth most widely planted white grape variety. In the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terret Gris
Terret gris is a white French wine grape variety planted primarily in the Languedoc wine region. It is a mutation of the ancient ''Vitis vinifera'' vine Terret. ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) regulations allow the grape to be used in white wines from the Corbières, Coteaux du Languedoc and Minervois AOCs as well as some ''vin de pays''. The vine has a very long history in the region and is capable of producing full bodied wines with crisp acidity.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 184 Oxford University Press 1996 Terret blanc is the white mutation of the grape. In official statistics, the plantings of two "light-berried" Terret grapes (as distinguished from Terret noir, one of the permitted blending grapes for Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC) are often counted together. The varieties reached their peak in French wine productions in the late 1980s when together the Terret varieties were the ninth most widely planted white grape variety. In the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acidity (wine)
The acids in wine are an important component in both winemaking and the finished product of wine. They are present in both grapes and wine, having direct influences on the color, balance and taste of the wine as well as the growth and vitality of yeast during fermentation and protecting the wine from bacteria. The measure of the amount of acidity in wine is known as the “ titratable acidity” or “total acidity”, which refers to the test that yields the total of all acids present, while strength of acidity is measured according to pH, with most wines having a pH between 2.9 and 3.9. Generally, the lower the pH, the higher the acidity in the wine. There is no direct connection between total acidity and pH (it is possible to find wines with a high pH for wine and high acidity). In wine tasting, the term “acidity” refers to the fresh, tart and sour attributes of the wine which are evaluated in relation to how well the acidity balances out the sweetness and bitter components ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mineral (wine)
The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster to qualitatively relate the aromas and flavors that the taster experiences and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. Wine writers differentiate wine tasters from casual enthusiasts; tasters attempt to give an objective description of the wine's taste (often taking a systematic approach to tasting), casual enthusiasts appreciate wine but pause their examination sooner than tasters. The primary source of a person's ability to taste wine is derived from their olfactory senses. A taster's own personal experiences play a significant role in conceptualizing what they are tasting and attaching a description to that perception. The individual nature of tasting means that descriptors may be perceived differently among various tasters. The following is an incomplete list of wine tasting descriptors and a common meaning of the terms. These terms and usage are from Karen MacNeil's 2001 edition of ''The Wine Bible'' unl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromas (wine)
The aromas of wine are more diverse than its flavours. The human tongue is limited to the primary tastes perceived by taste receptors on the tongue – sourness, bitterness, saltiness, sweetness and savouriness. The wide array of fruit, earthy, leathery, floral, herbal, mineral, and woodsy flavour present in wine are derived from aroma notes sensed by the olfactory bulb.J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition p. 683 Oxford University Press 2006 In wine tasting, wine is sometimes smelled before taking a sip in order to identify some components of the wine that may be present. Different terms are used to describe what is being smelled. The most basic term is aroma which generally refers to a "pleasant" smell as opposed to odour which refers to an unpleasant smell or possible wine fault. The term aroma may be further distinguished from bouquet which generally refers to the smells that arise from the chemical reactions of fermentation and aging of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vintage
Vintage, in winemaking, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product—wine (see Harvest (wine)). A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common, though not strictly correct, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality. Most countries allow a vintage wine to include a portion of wine that is not from the year denoted on the label. In Chile and South Africa, the requirement is 75% same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Australia, New Zealand, and the member states of the European Union, the requirement is 85%. In the United States, the requirement is 85%, unless the wine is designated with an AVA, (e.g., Napa Valley), in which case it is 95%. Technically, the 85% r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De L'origine Et De La Qualité
The Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (previously ''Institut National des Appellations d'Origine'') (INAO) is the French organization charged with regulating French agricultural products with Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs). Controlled by the French government, it forms part of the Ministry of Agriculture. The organization was co-founded by Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer Baron Pierre Le Roy.H. Karis ''The Chateauneuf-du-Pape Wine Book'' pg 18, 254-256, 473 First Edition Kavino Publishing 2009 Every ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC), the French term for PDOs, is produced according to rules codified by the INAO. Because its primary purpose is to regulate the use of noteworthy names, one of its primary tasks is to delimit the geographic area entitled to produce a product. For wine this means vineyards, but the INAO also regulates the places of processing and aging. The INAO, like many organizations charged with regulating and helping producers, is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VDP - Coteaux D'Enserune
VDP may refer to: In technology: * Variable data printing, type of on-demand printing in which text and graphics may be altered in-process * Variable data publishing, may to any variable data output, often to distinguish from "variable data printing" for electronic viewing output * Vector Distance Panning, technique for panning sounds around a 3D array of speakers * Video Disk Player, fore-runner of DVD player, now an obsolete format * Video Display Processor, term used by Sega and other manufacturers for the Video Display Controller in some of its video game consoles Wine and viniculture: * Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates * Vin de pays, French wine classification Other: * Van Dyke Parks, American composer and arranger * Vesicle Docking Protein * Visual descent point in aviation * Village Defence Party, a paramilitary in Bangladesh. * Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland, VDP, in Burkina Faso. * Vanden Plas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chardonnay
Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, England to New Zealand wine, New Zealand. For new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a 'rite of passage' and an easy entry into the international wine market. The Chardonnay grape itself is neutral, with many of the flavors commonly associated with the wine being derived from such influences as ''terroir'' and oak (wine), oak.Robinson, 2006, pp. 154–56. It is vinified in many different styles, from the lean, crisply mineral wines of Chablis, France, to New World wines with oak and tropical fruit flavors. In cool climates (such as Chablis and the Carneros AVA of California (wine), California), Chardonnay wine tends to be medium to light body with noticeable acidity (wine), acidity and flavors of green plum, apple, and pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine, an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is one of the most renowned appellations of the southern part in the Rhône Valley, and its vineyards are located around Châteauneuf-du-Pape and in neighboring villages, Bédarrides, Courthézon and Sorgues, between Avignon and Orange. They cover slightly more than 3,200 hectares or and produce over 110,000 hectolitres of wine a year, more wine made in this one area of the southern Rhône than in all of the northern Rhône.K. MacNeil (2001). ''The Wine Bible''. Workman Publishing. p. 248. . History Châteauneuf-du-Pape literally translates to "The Pope's new castle" and, indeed, the history of this appellation is firmly entwined with papal history. In 1309, Pope Clement V, former Archbishop of Bordeaux, relocated the papacy to the town of Avignon. Clement V and subsequent "Avignon Popes" we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terret Noir
Terret noir is a dark-skinned French wine grape variety grown primarily in the Rhône valley region of France. It is a mutation of the old ''Vitis vinifera'' vine Terret.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 184 Oxford University Press 1996 It is a permitted blending grape for Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Like the related '' Terret gris'' and '' Terret blanc'', the vine tends to bud late and grow vigorously. Terret noir produces a light color wine that is perfumed and tart.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 202 Mitchell Beazley 1986 In 2007, there were of Terret noir in France. This was a steep decline from the 400 ha (1000 acres) plantings that the '' Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité'' (INAO) reported in 2000.J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 693 Oxford University Press 2006 Wine regions Terret noir is a permitted grape variety in several Rhône, Provence and Languedoc AOCs including:P. Saunders ''Wine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terret Blanc
Terret blanc is a white French wine grape variety growing primarily in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is a mutation of the Terret vine that also spawned the dark skinned Terret noir and light-skinned Terret gris varieties.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 184 Oxford University Press 1996 In official statistics, the plantings of two "light-berried" Terret grapes (Blanc and Gris) are often counted together. The varieties reached their peak in French wine productions in the late 1980s when together the Terret varieties were the ninth most widely planted white grape variety. In the Languedoc, plantings of Terret were equal to that of Chardonnay. Wine regions and plantings Terret blanc is a permitted grape variety in several Languedoc AOCs including:P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 56-60 Firefly Books 2004 * Corbières AOC, often used in the white wines of the region. Here the grapes are often blended with Bourboulenc, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body (wine)
The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster to qualitatively relate the aromas and flavors that the taster experiences and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. Wine writers differentiate wine tasters from casual enthusiasts; tasters attempt to give an objective description of the wine's taste (often taking a systematic approach to tasting), casual enthusiasts appreciate wine but pause their examination sooner than tasters. The primary source of a person's ability to taste wine is derived from their olfactory senses. A taster's own personal experiences play a significant role in conceptualizing what they are tasting and attaching a description to that perception. The individual nature of tasting means that descriptors may be perceived differently among various tasters. The following is an incomplete list of wine tasting descriptors and a common meaning of the terms. These terms and usage are from Karen MacNeil's 2001 edition of ''The Wine Bible'' u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
