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WINE LOVERS GLOSSARY
Reproduced by kind permission of www.worldmarechal.com
| Bacillus : |
Living organism, which
attacks the parasite fungi on the vines. |
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| Badacsony : |
Hungarian vineyard,
situated near Balaton lake. |
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| Baden : |
Wine region in
South-West Germany |
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| Bandol : |
Wine region in Provence
between Ciotat and Toulon |
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| Banyuls : |
Wine growing region in
the extreme South of France near to Spain, reputed for its naturally sweet wines. |
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| Barbaresco
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Italian red wine which
comes from Piémont. The grape variety used is the "Nebbiolo. |
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| Barbera
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Red wine from Piémont,
in Italy, and which comes from the grape variety of the same name. |
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| Bardolino
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A very good wine from
Italy, "appellation contrôlée" produced east or Lake Garde. |
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| Barolo : |
Italian red wine
produced in the village of the same name, in the South of Piémont, near Turin. |
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| Barreling : |
The action of putting
the wine in barrels |
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| Barsac : |
Municipality of
Sautenais with two "appellations" "Barsac" and "Sauternes" |
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| Bâtonnage : |
Re-suspension of the
lees when the wine is resting in the casks. |
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| Beady : |
A very slightly
sparkling wine. |
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| Beaumes-de-Venise
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Municipality situated in
the Vaucluse region, reputed for its excellent Muscat "appellation contrôlée" |
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| Bellet : |
Small Provençal
vineyard which has had an "appellation contrôlée" since 1941. |
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| Bentonite : |
Special "clay"
which acts as a "fining" agent for the wine, in order to avoid the formation of
a sediment in the bottle. |
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| Bergerac : |
Vineyard in Dordogne in
the South-West of France, producing excellent full-bodied red wines, and also dry, syrupy
white wines. |
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| Berry : |
Old province which has
now become the department of Cher and the department of Indre. This region has an
internationally renound status thanks to its wines: Sancerre, Ménetou-Salon, Quincy and
Reuilly. |
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| Blending : |
Operation consisting of
mixing several wines in a vat. |
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| Burgundy : |
Wine made solely from
"Pinot Noir" |
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