Hock
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Hock is an English word for German wine, short for the now obsolete word hockamore (hochheimer), after the German town of Hochheim on the Main.
Hock: An English term for German wine, sometimes from the Rhine region.
Lisbon: A term used by the British wine trade to designate the sweet fortified and table wines produced near Lisbon.
Hock - Term for Rhine wines, usually used in England.
Hogshead - A wine barrel that holds approximately 239 litres (63 gallons).
Ice wine - Wine made from frozen grapes. Called eiswein in German.
Hock
English term for Rhine wine
Honeyed
applied to ripe wines which, sweet or dry, have a taste or aroma of honey ...
Hock:British term for German wines of the Rhine. The term comes from the town of Hochheim in the Rhine Valley.
House: A term used for producers of Champagne.
HOCK
British term for German wines produced in the Rhine region. The term originates from the town of Hochheim in the Rhine Valley.
Hock: Originally an English term to denote wines which came from Hockheim, Germany. Today the term describes the unusually tall bottle that is used for Riesling and similar wines.
Abbreviated as "Hock", generic term for the white wines of Germany.
hogshead...
A cask of approximately 236 litres.
The shape is very reminiscent of German wine bottles, and to many consumers will conjure up painful memories of tasteless, sugar-water concoctions sold as Liebfraumilch or simply 'Hock'.
 See also: Wine, Region, Quality, Sweet, Rhine
  
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