CAPACITY
The quantity, as opposed to quality, of grapevine growth and total crop produced and ripened.
CAPITEUX
Wine with a high alcohol content, warming ...
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Large-capacity structure made out of wood or metal used to store wine bottles during bottle ageing and to transport them inside the bodega.
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feuillettA small Chablis barrel with a storage capacity between 114 and 132 liters. FiascoThe traditional straw-wrapped bottle of Chianti. filetteFrench for little girl, this word refers to a 375 millilitre wine bottle.
barrique:A small oak barrel of 225 litre capacity favoured for the production of high quality wines.
btonnage:A winemaking process of stirring the lees back into the wine following barrel fermentation of white wines.
The barrel is a barrel whose capacity varies according to areas': 225 liters in Bordeaux, 228 liters in Burgundy, 215 liters in Beaujolais wine. Béarn giving a wine of guard.
Talk to salespeople about both the racked and total bottle capacity of a cabinet-racked bottle capacity is simply how many bottles you can fit on the allotted racks, ...
Despite in past times Chablis was produced by using the traditional feuillette - a small wood barrel having the capacity of 132 liters - in the last decades it was the steel tank to be mainly used in the cellar.
When buying or designing a temperature controlled cellar, serious thought should be given as to the future capacity requirements. You don't want to outgrow your space in a year.
The Society was recently in the media spotlight when the former President Christopher Dix, in his capacity as Co-Chair of the Blues Committee, was involved in the failed attempt to recognise competitive wine tasting as a Blue (university sport) [12].
Clones of pinot blanc vary in vine vigor and fruit production capacity, but all clones are characteristically high in acid and low in aromatic intensity.
It has a capacity of 225 litres. It can now be found in the cellars of winemakers worldwide, especially those involved in producing Bordeaux-style blends of quality. The longer a wine spends in barrel the more of the oak flavour it will take on.
TUN: Can be a large cask for liquids, especially wine, a measure of liquid capacity equivalent to approximately 954 litres (252 gallons) but generally, to the home brewer it is a large container that we usually use to mash and/or ferment our beers in.
While choosing a wine cooler, features like volume, number of shelves, capacity, dimensions and energy efficiency are to be kept in mind.
The contents of this bottle are twice as much as the capacity of a normal bottle. In other words this bottle contains one and a half litres. Bottles with a large capacity, like the magnum, allow certain red wines to age better.
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Wine may also be bottled in sizes larger than 3 liters if the capacity is in even liter sizes-4 liters, 5 liters, 6 liters, etc. Other bottle terminology, although not legally defined in the United States, is still sometimes used in wine circles.
The barrique is a French wooden barrel with a capacity of 225 litres for the fermentation and aging of red and white wine. The longer a wine spends in barrel the more of the oak flavour it will take on.
Capacity (Liters) followed by the number of standard size bottles contained:
Standard (.75) 1
Magnum (1.5) 2
Jeroboam (3) 4
Rehoboam (4.5) 6
Methuselah (6) 8
Salmanazar (9) 12
Balthazar (12) 16
Nebuchadnezzar (15) 20 ...
Jeroboam: Champagne bottle with a 3-liter capacity (equal to four standard 750ml bottles), or wine bottle with a 4.5-liter capacity (equal to six standard 750ml bottles). There are also some 5-liter Jeroboams.
It 's a perfect grape for its great capacity of resistance to fungal diseases and adverse climatic conditions.
Synonyms
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Bota (butt) Oak barrel with a capacity of 550-600 litres and used to age Sherry wines. It is also a small container with a nozzle made from goatskin and waterproofed with tar and used to carry wine.
For example and depending upon both the volume and my barrel capacity, I usually put a portion of the wine into a barrel with the malolactic culture and a portion in glass or stainless steel without the malolactic culture.
Magnum - a large wine bottle with the capacity of two ordinary bottles. Wines age more slowly in large bottles and fine wines from especially great vintages are often at their best when served from magnums.
It has a capacity of 225 litres of juice. The alcoholic fermentation of red wines often takes place in a barrique, or other-sized oak barrel, and the longer a wine spends in barrique, the more oaky it will taste.
Full-bodied: A term relating to the body or mouth-filling capacity of a wine. Additionally, it applies to wines that are robust, intensively flavored, and comparatively high in sugar, or alcohol content.
These start at a 35 bottle capacity and go up to many hundreds of bottles. Prices range from about $400 to several thousand dollars. If you are torn between two sizes, go for the bigger one.
e: Gamay vine mutations of ancient origin noted for their deep red coloring capacity in blends).
Long neglected Austrian white variety has a dash of spice and an intriguing, cruchy vegetable character. Has capacity for considerable grace and subtlety, especially in sweet wines.
Bocoy: A wooden container larger than casks with a capacity of 700 liters.
If you have a half-bottle or less of wine, then pouring it into a clean 375 ml wine bottle will significantly decrease the bottle's capacity for holding surplus oxygen at the top.
With a little oak treatment it certainly has the capacity to age and achieve a good deal more elegance than in its youth when it can be a little brash, unless carefully vinifed for early drinking.
This operation, comparatively easy with small fermenters, becomes difficult with large, tall fermenters of up to 100,000-gallon (380,000-litre) capacity. In large units the fermenting must is drawn off near the bottom and pumped back over the cap.
The version thought to be responsible for the Beaujolais wines of France is the Gamay Noir a Jus Blanc, as distinct from other Gamay teinturiers - (i.e: Gamay vine mutations of ancient origin noted for their deep red coloring capacity in blends).
A liter is a metric unit of capacity. At 20°C (68°F) it holds 1,000 cubic centimeters (33.814 fluid ounces.)
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Pièce traditional Burgundian barrel with a capacity of 228 litres, commonly used as a unit of measure. Pierce's disease a deadly bacterial vine disease for which there is no cure. Pigeage French for "cap-punching.
Carboy: A large glass or plastic bottle of 2-gallon capacity or more, with or without handles, and sometimes fitted with a spigot or plastic tubing at the bottom for drainage.
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