It is a white grape variety vinified usually with Sauvignon Blanc. Sémillon performs many aromas and flavours reminiscent of that of mature Chardonnay: lemon, grapefruit, apple, peach, pear are…
It is a size of bottle of the capacity of 9 liters, the equivalent of 12 normal bottles (in practice, a carton of wine). It is largest than the Imperial, but smaller than a Nabuchodonosor.
Sangiovese is an autochthonous vine of Romagna; on the origins of its name various hypotheses were formulated, including the most established, according to which it derives from Monte Giove, theÂ…
It is a red grape grown exclusively in Tuscany. Unlike Sangiovese di Romagna, it is the basis of many Tuscan red wines (Rosso di Montalcino, Chianti, Nobile di Montepulciano). There are twoÂ…
Sauternes is a AOC designation of French white wines among the most famous in the world. To obtain high–quality Sauternes each ripe grape of Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc must be caught by hand…
The name comes from the French word "sauvage", to say wild, an adjective due to its origins as a grape variety of the South–West of France. It is, thanks to its freshness and aroma, one of the…
A wine is defined scented if it is rich in scent.
It is a native grape of Friuli and is cultivated mainly in the municipality of Prepotto. Its original name was black Ribolla. It owes its current name to its characteristic carbonation given by itsÂ…
The term "second wines", different from the expression "super–seconds", indicate wines that are not good enough to be considered the first wines of an estate.
There are two types of secondary fermentation: malolactic fermentation, in which malic acid is converted into lactic acid, and second fermentation. Secondary fermentation is a slow alcoholicÂ…
See demi–sec
It is the lighter, for body, colour and residual sugar, of the Madeira types. It is marketed in the dry and extra dry versions.
It is said that a wine is sharp when it is so rough and inharmonious to offend, with ruthless directness, your tongue and palate. The bitterness is caused by a high level of acidity.
Sherry is a dry white wine, of high alcohol content, produced in Andalusia and, in particular, in Jerez. There are two types of Sherry, depending on the presence or absence of a layer of yeastÂ…
A shiny wine has a crystal clear transparency.
Shiraz is the name used in Australia and South Afica to define Syrah
The curve area between the body and the neck of a bottle of wine.
A wine is defined slender if its body is so light as to be almost watery. The term has a negative sense indicating a wine that has an obvious lack of substance, depth, body, colour and flavour.
Term of tasting used to describe wines that have smell and taste of smoke (tobacco, smoked bacon). The wines aged in oak barrels (which are toasted inside) often take a smokey note.
A wine is called soft if it gives in the mouth a pleasant tactile sensation, like a caress on a smooth surface (Veronelli).
It is a Spanish method for cutting and aging of some wines in order to decrease the differences among various vintages and improve its quality. In practice, the barrels containing older wine areÂ…
The sommelier is a professional able to make an organoleptic analysis of the wine in order to assess the type, quality, characteristics, the potential of conservation, especially in the light ofÂ…
Adjective referring to an unpleasant wine due to excess of tannins and acidity.
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Literally means "late harvest". It is one of the titles of Prädikat.
A wine is defined spicy if it has an aroma, a bouquet or a taste that is reminiscent of spices, such as cinnamon, mint, pepper, cloves and nutmeg. Ex: Gewürztraminer, Syrah, Moscato and Zìnfandel.
Stabilization includes a series of operations that take place after fermentation and during maturation to protect the stability of wine. In this way, we have microbiological stabilization aimed atÂ…
A wine is defined stale if it is flat, lifeless and smells of mould. A wine may become stale due to a defective plug, which allows air to enter the bottle, but also due to a too long aging.
In oenology, the term refers to the nauseating or improper smells given out by a wine. The bad smells can be caused by various sources such as poorly cleaned barrels, sterilized bottles or corks ofÂ…
"a wine whose features declare themselves immediately" (Veronelli). The aim of the oenologist is to achieve the perfect balance in acidity, so that wine is neither flabby nor muscular, but nicelyÂ…
A wine has structure if it is full–bodied, balanced, warm and pleasant. Wines that lack of structure are often called thin or soft.
It is the process by which you add sugar to the must to increase the alcoholic strength and quality. Using grape, cane or beet sugar. The whole process is strictly regulated by law and isÂ…
With sulfites we mean the free sulfur dioxide, sulphurous acid ion, sulfuric acid and other sulfur complexes. Sulfites are measured in parts per million or ""ppm". Very few wines have sulfitesÂ…
Sulfur is a chemical element that is used in oenology for its burning properties to burn in the air to form sulfur dioxide which is useful also as an antioxidant and antiseptic. It has many uses inÂ…
It is a market term that refers to the wines classified in second position, behind those considered first. These wines can match the second, third, fourth or fifth cru in the officialÂ…
Supertuscans are a group of tuscan table wines recognized around the world of wine for their quality.
French expression which means "on the lees" (see Lees). The wines are sometimes made to age with the lees to add complexity and flavour to the wine.
Quality of a wine that has still kept undecomposed sugar and therefore has a pleasant sweet taste. Most of the tasters can describe the sweetness in wines as levels of residual sugar above 5 gramsÂ…
It is a white grape variety widely grown in Germany and Alsace, where it is used to make white wines, light, soft, dry, with high acidity, but with not too much flavour, aroma and ability to age.Â…
It is a red grape that owes its fame to the great red wines produced in the Rhone valley capable of aging for decades. It gives clusters with dark, blackish grapes, with a thick skin, which turnÂ…
