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An alcoholic beverage made with a cognac base that is flavored with the caraway seeds, providing a distinctively sweet flavor with a slightly bitter, nutty taste.

A cow's milk cheese, produced in the U.S. since the 1930's, that is made into a brick cheese with qualities of several German and Swiss varieties.

In reference to wine making, "secondary fermentation" is a fermentation process occurring after primary fermentation.

A well-known French dessert that consists of rolled sweet crêpes (thin pancake-like flat cakes) covered with an orange sauce that is ignited to become a flaming dessert.

An Italian beverage that is considered to be a lower quality brandy. Unlike the traditional wine making process, grappa is distilled from grape by-products that include the pomace, skin, stem, and seeds that are processed but not aged.

A beverage made by the process of brewing. Beverages such as coffee and tea are brewed with infusion.

Vanilla is a flavoring that comes from vanilla beans, which are the fruit of an orchid plant. Vanilla has a sweet, aromatic flavor and is available in the form of vanilla beans, vanilla powder or vanilla extract.

(Scientific Name: Coprinus comatus) A mushroom variety that was named for the early era process of producing ink by boiling the blackened mushrooms in water with cloves.

An alcoholic beverage made with a cognac base that is flavored with the fruit of an orange, providing a sweet, strong orange flavor to this cordial.

This term is used as a reference to several different meanings. Most often Souse will refer to the process of pickling a food in a brine solution or vinegar.

A liqueur made by mixing cream with triple or double distilled Irish whiskey, eggs, chocolate, and other flavorings or sweeteners such as vanilla and sugar.

A white grape varietal primarily grown in the Southern Rhône and Languedoc regions of France. Clairette is one of thirteen grape varietals allowed in Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines.

"Denominazione di Origine Controllata" or “DOC”. A geographical indication shown on the label of reserved wines that meet the requirements set out by specific production regulations and national and community legislation.

"DOC" or “Controlled Denomination of Origin”. A geographical indication shown on the label of reserved wines that meet the requirements set out by specific production regulations and national and community legislation.

Winemakers often supplement wines during winemaking by adding small amounts of sulfur dioxide to protect fruit quality and prevent oxidation, allowing wine to age well.

Appelation of Controlled Origin. A French system initiated in 1935 to safeguard the highest quality winemakers and vineyards from those low quality producers who were using the names of the higher quality vineyards on their labels.

Pronounced Val-po-lee-chella. A renowned regional D.O.C. red wine produced in the western part of the Monti Lessini hillsides north of Verona in Italy’s Veneto region.

A grape varietal, used in the production of red wine, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Spain....

Most notably known as "Tempranillo". A grape varietal, used in the production of red wine, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Spain.

Most notably known as "Tempranillo". A grape varietal, used in the production of red wine, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Spain.