Ullage
Ullage comes from the French word ouillage. Ullage refers to the space in the top of a bottle that is empty.
Ullage
Ullage is the pocket of air between the top of the wine and the cork or barrel. Excessive ullage may indicate that a wine has oxidized, and reduces the wine's desirability and selling price.
Ullage
From EncycloWine
Ullage refers to the unfilled space in a container of liquid, especially those carrying wine, such as aging barrels and wine bottles.
Ullage
The air space between the top of the wine in a container and the cork. Most wines are bottled for immediate consumption and the ullage should be small, and of no concern.
Ullage (oo-lehj)
The amount of air that results in a barrel or bottle due to evaporation. In the barrel the missing wine is replaced to keep the wine from becoming oxidized (topping).
Ullage
Term used to describe the pocket of air between the top of the wine and the bottle's cork. A large ullage may result in a deterioration of the wine through oxidation. Ullage is also known as the unfilled space of air in a barrel ...
Ullage The space between the bottom of the closure and the upper level of the wine in bottle.
Vertical Tasting A tasting of one wine from different vintages, usually presented in chronological order.
Ullage: The space in any wine storage container that develops as wine ages and evaporates.
Varietal: A wine made from just one grape type and named after that grape; the opposite of a blend.
Ullage: The natural evaporation through the wood of wine/spirit from ageing in casks or through the cork of bottles is called ullage.
ullage is the head space between wine and the top of a container such as a barrel or bottle. If it is excessive it can cause oxidation.
vieilles vignes - French for 'old vines', which generally produce more concentrated wine than young ones.
ullage: Any airspace above a wine when in tank or barrel. Ullage is avoided by topping up.
varietal: A wine made from a single grape variety.
Ullage
The small pocket of air in the bottle between the top of the wine and the cork.
Ullage: the distance between the cork and the wine as the bottle stands upright.A large ullage in an older wine is normal; a similar level in a younger wine might mean trouble.
Ullage
empty space in wine bottle or cask due to evaporation
Uvaggio
grape blend or Italian recipe (see cepage) ...
ULLAGE: Refers to the unfilled air space at the top of a bottle of wine, which is there largely to allow for expansion of the wine as the temperature changes.
Ullage
If you ever buy old fine wines, you'll be interested in the ullage level: it refers to the loss of wine from the bottle with timežthe gap between the cork and the surface of the wine.
Ullage: The empty space above the liquid in a wine bottle (or wine barrel or tank) usually after long storage. Ullage comes from the French word ouillage.
ULLAGE
The empty space in a wine bottle between the bottom of the cork and the surface of the wine. If the ullage is too big that is usually an indication of oxidation problems.
Ullage - (Ull-idge)
The air space in the neck of an unopened bottle of wine.
Ullage - Also known as headspace, the unfilled space in a wine bottle, barrel, or tank.
Unoaked - Also known as unwooded, refers to wines that have been matured without contact with wood/oak such as in aging barrels.
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The space/air between the cork or cap and the wine in an unopened bottle of wine (or between barrel and the wine in that barrel).
The primary should be capable of containing 1/4 to 1/2 more volume than the volume of the must it will contain to allow for a rising of the cap and a sufficient ullage above the cap to allow a good aerobic fermentation.
A surface yeast, Candida vini, an obligate aerobe, may grow on the surface of wines in storage containers - particularly when ullage is too great.
UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology
Ullage (wine)
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Vendange tardive ...
the kind of constituents that escape, with alcohol becoming more concentrated in wine stored under conditions of low humidity and weakening with high humidity. As the water and alcohol are released, volume decreases, leaving headspace, or ullage, ...
According to the choices made by producers, during the aging in casks, the ullage can be high and therefore leaving the cask level low while favoring the formation of a bacterial and yeast layer which develops on the wine's surface.
Ullage
The air space between the surface of the wine and the bottom of the bung, cork or other closure.
Varietal character
The aromas and taste sensations typical of a particular grape variety.
Vegetal ...
 See also: Bottle, Wine, Barrel, Grape, Aging
  
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