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AC |
Appellation
Contrùlèe |
AOC |
Appellation d'Origine Contrùlèe |
Barrique |
225 litre oak cask |
Blanc |
White |
Blanc de blanc |
White wine from white grapes |
Blanc de Noirs |
White wine from black grapes |
Brut |
Dry (usually for sparking wines) |
Cave |
Cellar |
Cave coopératif |
Cooperative cellar |
Cépage |
Grape variety |
Château |
Property usually making/bottling its own wine |
Chai |
Warehouse for storing wine, usually in barrels, above ground |
Clos |
Walled vineyard |
Commune |
Village |
Côte |
Slope of a hill |
Crémant |
Sparkling |
Cru |
Growth from a specific vineyard |
Cru Bourgeois |
Classification used for Mèdoc properties |
Cru Classé |
Classed growth |
Cuve |
Wine vat or tank |
Cuve Close |
Bulk method for sparkling wine making |
Cuvée |
Blend |
Demi-Sec |
Semi-dry |
Domaine |
Property usually making/bottling its own wine |
Doux |
Sweet |
Foudre |
Large wooden vat |
Grand Vin |
Château's main wine |
Grand Cru |
Great growth highest vineyard classification |
Grand Cru Classè |
Classed great growth |
Grande marque |
Champagne house |
Marque |
Brand |
Mèthode champenoise |
Champagne method of making sparkling wine |
Mis en bouteille |
Bottled |
Moelleux |
Fairly sweet |
Monopole |
Exclusive brand name |
Négociant |
Merchant |
Pétillant/Pétillance |
A light sparkle |
Premier Cru |
First growth, 2nd highest vineyard classification |
Rècolte |
Harvest or vintage |
Rèserve |
A superior wine |
Rouge |
Red |
Sec |
Dry |
Supérieur |
Indicated extra 0.5% or 1% ABV |
Sous marque |
Secondary brand |
Tete de Cuvèe |
Wine from first pressing |
Vendange |
Harvest or vintage |
Vigneron |
Vine grower |
Vin de Pays |
Country wine |
Vin de Table |
Table wine |