Demi-Sec

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A sweet Champagne or SPARKLING WINE containing 33 to 50 grams of sugar perThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Crayères

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Deep chalk pits in Champagne used by Champagne houses to age Champagne.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Crémant

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The word Crémant is used for French sparkling wines made outside of theThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Criadera

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Literally nursery, criadera refers to a layer of Sherry casks, all of whichThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Crianza

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The basic-quality wine produced by each BODEGA. Crianzas are consideredThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cross

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A grape created by fertilizing one genetic variety of grape with anotherThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cru

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Translated in English as “growth,” the word cru can mean a vineyard or anThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Crush

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Used as a verb, “to crush” means to break the grape skins so that the pulp oozesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cuba de Calor

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A method of making fortified base wine for inexpensive Madeiras that involves heatingThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cutting

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A segment of a dormant CANE 14 to 18 inches long that is cut off a growing The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

The name “Burgundy” comes from: 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

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Number of  pounds (in millions) of dried, smokable, legal marijuana The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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