Bacchus
The Roman god of wine. The Bacchus white grape variety comes from a crossing between a Silvaner-Riesling and Müller-Thurgau.
Bacchus
The Roman god of wine. It is also the name of a white grape variety.
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A tasting term that describes a wine that is undeveloped and not ready to drink. These wines are often young and tannic.
Bacchus
The Roman god of wine. Also a white grape variety, the product of a cross between a Silvaner-Riesling hybrid and Müller-Thurgau.
Bacchus: The Roman god of wine, known as Dionysus in ancient Greece; a hybrid white grape from Germany.
Bacchus: Another name for Dionysus, the Greek and Roman God of Wine.
Bacchus
The Greek god of wine.
Balance
The relationship between a wine's acids, sugars, tannins and alcohol. When all are in harmony, a wine is well-balanced.
Bacchus
The Greek god of wine. Also the name of a grape variety grown in Germany that is a crossing of silvaner, riesling and müller-thurgau.
Bacchus: Roman god of wine. Not to be confused (though it often is) with Dionysus, who was the Greek god of wine before the age of Rome.
Baco Noir: A French hybrid wine variety, used primarily in the eastern U.S. for dry, red table wines.
BACCHUS
The Roman god of wine.
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This term is used to denote those wines that are full-bodied, well-structured and balanced by a desirable level of acidity.
Bacchus (white)
Aromatic, Sauvignon-like dry white, a crossing of Silvaner plus Riesling with Muller-Thurgau popular in Germany, also used in England.
Baga (red) ...
Bacchus
The Roman god of wine (and also the god of ecstasy and inspiration). A cult formed in ancient times used his name for debauched partying.
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Bacchus:Roman god of wine.
Backbone:Describes the structure of a wine, referring to balanced acidity, alcohol and, in red wines, tannin. Wines lacking structure are thin or flabby.
BACCHUS: White wine grape cross derived from Müller-Thurgau, Riesling and Sylvaner. Found in many English, German and Western Canadian vineyards because of its adaptability to a wide range of climates.
Dalby, Andrew, The Story of Bacchus, 2005. British Museum Press, London. ISBN=0714122556 (US ISBN 0-89236-742-3)
Farnell, Lewis Richard, The Cults of the Greek States, 1896. Volume V, cf.
Whoever is into the wine world or is totally uninterested in the beverage of Bacchus - with no distinctions - has already heard talking about Champagne for at least one time, of the magic the uncorking of a bottle of this wine can make, ...
According to legend, Bacchus became angry at mankind in general and decided to get revenge. He swore that the next mortal to come across his path would be consumed by tigers.
A couple of years ago, he won the Bacchus Award as "Restaurateur of the Year" from an Oregon wine group when he was directing the purchasing and beverage programs for a chain of Italian restaurants on the West coast.
The statue depicts a female follower of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. The voluptous figure holds aloft a goblet of wine and dangles some grapes by her side. The developer said its theme reflects the wine grape-growing region surrounding Soledad.
The first recorded mention of the grape was in Abbot Giobatta Michieli's late 17th century book Bacchus in Friuli in which he described the grape making "excellent black wine".
Phoenix is a recently crossbred grape variety gaining wide acceptance in English vineyards, where its blossomy aroma is compared with the refinement of the England's most popular planting, the Bacchus.
Wine has also played an important role in religion throughout history. The Greek god Dionysos and the Roman equivalent Bacchus represented wine, and the drink is also used in Christian and Jewish ceremonies such as the Eucharist and Kiddush.
 See also: Wine, Grape, White, Quality, Aroma
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