Demi-Sec

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Literally half-dry in French. Term used forThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Dégorgement

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Disgorgement (see DISGORGING)—the process of removing the yeastyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Declassify

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With European wines, the decision to place a wine in a category that is lowerThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Decant

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The act of pouring a wine (generally an older wine) off any SEDIMENT or depositsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

De Primeur

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Wines that are sold and drunk very young. The most famous of these is BeaujolaisThe 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