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Dundee Hills AVA

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Dundee Hills AVA (American Viticultural Area) is located inside the Willamette Valley in Oregon, about 30 miles southwest of the capital, Portland. It is home to many pioneer winemakers who 60 years a...

Maytte Rivera

Ballast

Ballast is a type of soil that predominates in the wine producing region of Maldonado in Uruguay. It arises from what is known as “crystalline basement”, the base where more than 2.5 billion years ago...

Aug 23, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Disgorgement

Disgorgement is one of the main processes in the production of sparkling wines made in the traditional method , by which the sediments that have collected in the neck after riddling are expelled from ...

Aug 9, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Traditional method

The traditional method of producing sparkling wines, also known as “méthode champenoise”, requires that the bubbles are created inside each individual bottle and the clarification done in the same bot...

Aug 1, 2024 Wine Terms

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Riddling (Remuage)

Riddling, or “remuage”, is a main process in the production of sparkling wines made in the traditional method, like cava and champagne. After the second fermentation in the bottle and ageing, left ove...

Aug 1, 2024 Wine Terms

Maytte Rivera

Brix

Brix, or °Bx, refers to the measure used by winemakers to estimate sugar content in grapes, juice and wine. It is named after Adolf Ferdinand Wenceslaus Brix, a German scientist who developed the meth...

Jul 19, 2024 Wine Terms

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Ripasso

Ripasso is the process of macerating dried grapes with fermented wine to increase its flavor intensity, color, alcohol, and texture. It is used in various regions of Italy, especially for the red wine...

Jul 17, 2024 Wine Terms

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Pazo

Pazos are large manors built by nobility during the 17th century in the region of Galicia in western Spain. The word derives from the Latin “palatium”, or palace. Usually located in the countryside, p...

Jun 27, 2024 Wine Terms

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Estate Bottled

Estate Bottled is a term used in the United States to refer to wines made with grapes grown and harvested by the winery, and the processes of fermentation, ageing and bottling are done in the winery. ...

Jun 27, 2024 Wine Terms

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Monovarietal Wines

Monovarietal wines are made using only one grape variety, allowing us to enjoy the unique character of that grape. They are usually made in regions where a specific grape has adapted successfully to t...

Jun 17, 2024 Wine Terms

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Bouquet

Bouquet refers to the aromas that a wine develops during the fermentation process and ageing in oak barrels and bottles. The aromas created during fermentation and barrel ageing, also known as seconda...

Jun 11, 2024 Wine Terms

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Blanc de Noirs

Blanc de Noirs, or “white from black”, is a term used in the Champagne region of France to refer to white sparkling wines made from red grapes. In this region, production laws limit the use of grape v...

Jun 4, 2024 Wine Terms

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