Bocksbeutel

The flagon-shaped, rounded, and flattened bottle used for the wines ofThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Balance

A harmonic equilibrium among the components of a wineThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Baked

Negative term used when a table wine’s AROMA and/or flavor seems overripe,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ban des Vendanges

Literally “opening of the harvest”—the official date when harvest can begin.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Barrel-Fermented

Used to describe a wine—usually a white—that has undergone FERMENTATION in smallThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Baumé

The scale used in France and much of the rest of Europe for measuring sugarThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Beerenauslese (BA)

Plural beerenauslesen. Literally “berry select harvest.” A level of considerableThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bentonite

A type of light clay, mixed into wine to clarify it by removing tiny suspendedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bereich

One of thirty-nine official districts. Germany’s thirteen wine regions The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Berg

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