Chaptalization

The addition of cane or beet sugar to wine MUST before or during FERMENTATIONThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Chewy

A term for mouthfilling, FULL-BODIED wines, chunky and viscous enough to seem The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cloudy

Descriptive term, not necessarily negative, for a wine that looks hazy ratherThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Closed In

Refers to a wine that seems to have considerable potential, yet its AROMASThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Clos

A term used especially in Burgundy to indicate a vineyard enclosed by a wall.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Clone

The noun “clone” refers to plants of the same species that have identicalThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Climat

The term used especially in Burgundy to mean a specific field or plot.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Classico

An official designation, referring to the heart of a DOC zone—by implication,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Claret

The British often call red Bordeaux claret. The word comes from the French clairet,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garagiste

A French term first used in Bordeaux in the 1990s, the word garagiste refers to an innovative (possibly renegade) professional winemaker without much financial capital, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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