Bricco

The sunny The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Brilliant

When applied to a wine’s color,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Brix

A measure of the sugar content of grapes before they are harvested.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Brut

French term indicating a Champagne or sparkling wineThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Botrytized

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Botrytis Cinerea

A beneficial fungus, also known as noble rot, which is necessary to produce manyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Booze

Once spelled bouse, the word booze comes from the medieval Dutch word Büsen,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bonbonne

A large glass jar used for storing small lots of wine. Bonbonnes—which hold 6.6 The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Body

The perceived weight of a wine in your mouth. The perception is dependent onThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bodega

Wine cellar or wine-producing company. Curiously, a single wine company mayThe 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