Maceration is the most used among the winemaking techniques. When you implement maceration the must is left to ferment with the skins of grapes and the stalks. The purpose of maceration is toÂ…
Madeira is a fortified wine produced in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Madeira is created as white wine but, after being warmed, at 38°C, for a period not less than 3 months in estufas, itÂ…
Maderized refers to the complex of transformations that bring wine to take on an amber colour, aroma and flavour that are characteristics, which reminds those of Madeira or Marsala (Veronelli).
Magnum is a format of bottle containing 1.5 liters of wine, which is double that of a normal bottle. This format is preferable, given its size that allow the wine to age more slowly, for wines ofÂ…
Malbec is a red grape grown mostly in the South–West of France. It is also cultivated in many parts of the New World, including Argentina and Chile. Small plants are also found in California for…
Malic acid, together with tartaric acid is an organic acid, naturally present in grapes and in many other fruits. In effect, when the grapes ripen, the malic acid level decreases, and, even afterÂ…
After the initial fermentation process, in which the juice is transformed into wine (fermentation), it can ferment again, whether it matures in tank, barrel or bottle. This depends on the level ofÂ…
With the noun Malvasia it is customary to refer to several varieties that may differ from each other for plant morphology, colour, flavour and biochemical composition of the fruit. Only in ItalyÂ…
Marc refers to the solids that remain after that grapes have been pressed: crushed skins, seeds, stalks, pulp and other solid residues. In the case of red wines, with the term marc we refer to allÂ…
A native of the high Rhone, it is a white grape variety widely grown in France. In Italy, where it seems to have been introduced by the Napoleon’s troops, it is grown mainly in Tuscany and in the…
Grown in Trentino with origin in Austria. The winr was mentioned Citing by Mozart in his " oprera;Don Giovanni". Marzemino is also famous for being the wine of the Doges and emperors, as itÂ…
The masculine adjective is used to describe a great, muscular wine that presents a safe and aggressive style.
When you have memorized this glossary, it will be time for you to take the written test and take the examination of blind tasting to become a Master of Wine. In effect, it is the most famous andÂ…
Mathusalem is a bottle format with the capacity of 6 liters, the equivalent of 8 bottles of 0.75 liters. It is also known as the Imperial format.
A wine is defined mature if it has reached a harmonious and conscious perfection (Veronelli). Usually a wine reaches maturity when the various elements that make it up have reached equilibrium: soÂ…
Used with positive sense, when we say that a wine is mellow we mean it is a very dense, rich and full of body wine due to the high alcohol and tannins content.
The grape variety is grown also in California, where for decades it has been erroneously confused with Pinot Blanc. It is a white grape variety used in France to make the Moscadet. The vine isÂ…
Meritage is a trademark that brings together more wineries for the American wines cut with Bordeaux grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merot and Cabernet Franc.
Merlot is an extremely popular grape variety that originates from South–West France (Bordeaux). The vine owes its name from the predilection that the blackbird has for its berries. The Italian…
It is said that a wine is metallic if it gives to the mouth a feeling of particular and cold nervousness (it can also be a positive qualification). Metallic, however, can also mean an unpleasantÂ…
For microclimate we mean a local climate characterized by the presence of specific topographic and environmental elements (Veronelli). So in oenology, when we talk about microclimate we refer to anÂ…
The type of soil on which the vines grow the influences taste and the flavour of what will be wine. A wine is called "mineral" when it takes the flavour or the aroma from the minerals that make upÂ…
Readable on many labels of French wines, "mise en bouteille" simply means "bottled". It is normally followed by one of these wordings: "au château", "au domaine", "à la propriété", allÂ…
It is a French word. With moelleux we identify a wine in which you combine in your mouth texture and sweetness (Veronelli). Usually a wine is moelleux if it has an average level of residual sugar.
Moscato is one of the oldest vines. Native to the Middle East basin of the Mediterranean Sea, it is now grown in Australia, France, Greece and many Italian regions. Under the name of Moscato thereÂ…
If wine has a musty or of mould smell, it is called "mouldy". Various factors can provoke it: mouldy grapes, a bad quality cork or unclean casks of fermentation.
It is a variety of red grape from which red and rosé wines known for their high alcohol content are produced. It is a variety cultivated from Australia to California, from southern France to…
The mouth finish of a wine consists of the taste and in the impression that persists in your mouth after you have swallowed a wine. As a general rule, the better a wine is, the longer and moreÂ…
It is a term used in tasting to define the way in which the wine is perceived once in the mouth by the tongue.
The vine is the result of the hybridization between Riesling and Sylvaner made in 1882 by the Swiss Hermann Maller. In Italy is grown mainly in the regions of Trentino Alto Adige, Lombardy andÂ…
It is a French white wine, produced in the Loire Valley, in the southeast of Nantes. The Muscadet vine is the Melon de Bourgogne. Since the taste of Muscadet is scarce, many winemakers let the wineÂ…
It is a frame in galvanized iron wire used to anchor the shipment cap of sparkling wine bottles. It is fixed to the metal plate put on the cork and the neck of the bottle (Veronelli).
The must or grape juice is the liquid product which is obtained from fresh grapes or pressed grapes by crushing and pressing or draining, having a total alcohol content (alcohol content that theÂ…
