Flor
Layer of yeast cells allowed to grow on fino Sherry
Wine Terminology
What is carbonic maceration? What does abboccato mean? Wine terms explained in our comprehensive wine glossary
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Flinty
Tasting term used to indicate the aroma (and sometimes taste) of fresh, pungent whites,
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Flabby
Tasting term used to indicate a wine lacking in structure,
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First growth
English translation of the French premier cru,
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Firm
Tasting term used to indicate a wine with positive,
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Extra sec (Fr)
Extra dry. Mainly used in Champagne.
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Extract
Soluble solids (other than sugar) present in wine
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Ethanol
Alcohol, ethyl alcohol.
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Estufa (Por.)
Oven in which Madeira is cooked,
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Estate bottled
Mainly New World term, used to indicate that the wine was bottled on the property
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Espumoso (Sp.)
Sparkling
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Dulce (Sp.)
Sweet. Sweeter than semi-seco.
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Dry
Tasting term used to indicate an absence of detectable sweetness.
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Double magnum
Bottle of 3 litres equivalent to 4 normal (75cl) bottles.
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Dosage (Fr.)
Dose of sweetness added to Champagne (and other sparkling wines) just before the final cork is put in place.
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Domaine (Fr.)
Wine estate.
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Dolce (It.)
Sweet.
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DOCG (Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita)
The highest quality wine designation in Italy.
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DOCa (Denominacin de origen calificada)
The highest quality wine designation in Spain.
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DOC (Denominazione di origine controllata)
Italian system for quality wines produced in a specified region (QWPSR). There are more than 200 DOCs, each with a set of rules defining the region of production, permitted grape varieties and yields, and sometimes ageing requirements.
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DO (Denominacin de origen)
Spanish system for quality wines produced in a specified region (QWPSR). Each DO has a set of rules defining the region of production, permitted grape varieties and yields, and sometimes alcohol and sugar levels.