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Methuselah

The name for a wine bottle that holds 6 liters or 8 standard bottles of wine.
 Methuselah - Wine Glossary

Microoxygenation

A winemaking process that introduces small of amounts of oxygen into vats containing wine. The process is intended to make some wines ready to drink faster. It is also said to reduce certain harsh components sometimes found in wine.
 Microoxygenation - Wine Glossary

Mid Palate

A wine tasting term that has two meanings:
(1) A physical location in the middle of your tongue.
(2) The second wave of tastes and mouth sensations that follows the “attack”.
 Mid Palate - Wine Glossary

Monopole

The French term for a monopoly. On a wine label, the term refers to a domain that is owned by a winery.
 Monopole - Wine Glossary

Mousse

A French term for foam or froth. In wine drinking, it refers to the foam that forms on a glass of sparkling wine when it is first poured.
 Mousse - Wine Glossary

Must

Freshly squeezed wine juice that contains wine skins, seeds (pips), and stems.
 Must - Wine Glossary


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