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A fortified wine that has been seasoned with herbs and spices that is served as an aperitif. French in origin, this beverage is available as a red wine, known as Dubonnet rouge or a white wine referred to as Dubonnet Blanc.

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A characteristic of wine that has been aged in oakwood barrel staves. When present in minute amounts, it is an element in complex red wine that is prized by connoisseurs.

A descriptor of wine. See “sharp” and “acidic”.

Descriptor of wine that is flavorful and full bodied, they are said to have “stuffing”.

In reference to wine making, the "seed" is the segment of a grape that contains tannins.

In reference to wine making, "pulp" refers to the flesh of the grape. The pulp contains a majority of the water, sugar, and acid that forms the grape juice extracted from the grapes.

Descriptor of wine that is nearly a synonym for “fat”, though considered a step below when describing fullness in the mouth.

A beverage containing alcohol, which is produced from fermented grape juice. White wine is a nonsparkling wine, which may vary in color intensity and can be dry, which is nonsweet, semisweet, or sweet.

The term used to describe the foam that forms after a sparkling wine or champagne has been poured out of the bottle.

1) Odor kits that contain vials of representative flavor essence of wine. Or (2) A term used, at times, by wineries to describe a late harvest, sweet, red wine.

A thick layer of grape skins, leaves, and/or stems that float on top of the vat during fermentation of red wine.

A variety of wine grape that is grown in northern Greece, which is used to produce richly flavored red wines.

A popular Scandinavian alcoholic beverage, served hot that is made with spiced wine (mulled wine), a variety of spices, and several varieties of alcohol.

A traditional French stew prepared with beef that is slowly braised in red wine for several hours in a covered dish used to cook the stew, which is also referred to as a "daube" by the French.

Any type of utensil or piece of equipment that is used to keep wine chilled. Depending on function, wine coolers may be a simple as a table top containers to cool wine as well as hand held totes to carry chilled wine or as elaborate as refrigerated units that hold many bottles of wine that can be maintained at specific temperatures.

An unpleasant "nose" that presents itself when a bottle of wine is initially opened. The offensive odor is an indication that the wine is unfit for consumption.

An unpleasant "nose" that presents itself when a bottle of wine is opened. The odor is caused by metal contamination during the ageing or wine making process.

Pronounced pee-noe-blahn. A grape varietal, used in the production of white wine, originating in the Alsace region of France.

Pronounced shar-dunay. A grape varietal used in the production of white and sparkling wine. Where the Chardonnay varietal originated has not been verified, but it has definitely earned a reputation and a home in France’s Burgundy region.