Extract

The soluble particles in wine that wouldThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Extra Seco

SPARKLING WINE that is notThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Extra Dry

Slightly sweeter than Brut, contains extra dry Champagne or SPARKLING WINE.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Extra Dry

A confusing designation, extra dry actually refers to ChampagneThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Extra Brut

A very DRY Champagne or SPARKLING WINE, with minimalThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Etichetta

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Ethanol or Ethyl Alcohol

Commonly referred to simply as alcohol. ALCOHOL results when yeastsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Estufagem

The Portuguese term for the step in the process of making Madeira that involvesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Esters

Aromatic compounds produced by yeasts and bacteria primarily during FERMENTATION.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

Sur lie

Sur lie is French for “on the lees,” and lees for their part The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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