Butler

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Bottiglia

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Botte

Cask orThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bottle

Initially, the amount glass bottles held was not consistent. From the fifteenthThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bottle Aging

The process of allowing a wine to rest for a considerable period of timeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bottle Sickness

A temporary condition that occurs following the bottling process, during whichThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bouchon

Bouchon is the French name of a special stopper with clamps that is used onThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bouquet

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Branco

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Briary

A term used to describe a briar patch or light bark-like taste in a wine.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg” 

B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area

C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France

D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs

Sur lie

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