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Glossary entries from the letter, C
- The French word for cellar. It is often used to describe a collection of stored wine.
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- (1) A white wine growing region located about 110 miles southeast of Paris centered on the town of Chablis in Burgundy. The region is known for its wines made from Chardonnay.
(2) Generic name historically used in the US to denote white jug wine. Today, use of the name is restricted.
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- (1) Effervescent wine that is produced in the Champagne region of France. Typically, Champagne is made from a combination of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay grapes. If Champagne is made from 100% Chardonnay, it is referred to as Blanc de Blanc.
(2) The name of France’s northern most wine growing region.
(3) Slang name applied to sparkling/effervescent wines independent of place of origin.
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- The addition of sugar to grape must to increase the final alcohol concentration in the finished wine. The practice is legal in certain parts of France and Germany, but illegal in California and Italy.
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- The most popular white wine grape in the world. Chardonnay is a green skinned grape that is believed to have originated in Burgundy, France.
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- (1) French word that literally translates as castle. In winemaking, the term refers to a wine making estate or vineyard. French labeling laws only allow the word when used in conjunction with an authentic vineyard.
(2) The main building of a wine estate is also referred to as a château.
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- A descriptive term used in wine tasting notes to describe a full body wine that produces a mouth filling sensation. The sensation actually makes some tasters attempt to “chew” the wine.
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- A wine tasting term that is used to denote the presence of a somewhat generic taste or smell similar to grapefruit, lemon, lime, or a combination of the three.
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- (1) An English term used to refer to the wine of Bordeaux.
(2) A slang term used to refer to light red wines.
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- Developed as a temporary way to determine which French wines to display in the Paris Exhibition of 1855, the Classification and its rankings of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th growths is still largely in place today. The classification covers only the red wines of Bordeaux (with the exception of Haut-Brion in Graves) and the white wines of Sauternes.
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