Estate Bottled

Exact definitions of estate bottled differ depending on the countryThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Escolha

Translated as “choice,” it is used on labelsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Erzeugerabfüllung

Wines produced and bottled by a grower or a cooperative.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Erstes Gewӓchs

An old term meaning “First Growth.” Used before 2006 in the Rheingau forThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Erste Lage

Designation which indicates a “First Class” vineyard, similar to the designationThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Enoteca

Historically, an enoteca was a wine library, a place where bottles of wineThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Enology

The science and study of winemaking, differentiated from viticulture,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Encépagement

The various grapeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

En Rama

Literally, “in an unrefined state.” The name of fino or manzanilla SherriesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

En Primeur

A method of buying, wherein the wine is bought before it is released.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