Flat

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Refers to wines that taste dull and uninteresting.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Futures

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See EN PRIMEUR The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Full-Bodied

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Having pronounced weight on the palate. Full-bodied wines are to LIGHT-BODIED The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Fruity

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A catchall term for the pronounced flavor or AROMA that comes from the wine grapesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Fruit

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The part of a wine’s AROMA and flavor that comes from grapes.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Front Palate

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It might seem like the term front plate refers to the front of the mouth,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Frizzante

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Slightly fizzy,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Free Run

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The juice that runs—freely—simply as the result of the weightThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Foxy

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An odd descriptive term (having nothing to do with foxes, or sex appeal, for that matter) The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Foudre

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“Chai” is a spiced tea beverage, but it is also an important French term related to wine. It refers to: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The day that Champagne bottles are disgorged after secondary fermentation

B. A particular breed of sheep that graze on cover crops in Rhône vineyards

C. An above ground cellar where wine is stored and aged in Bordeaux

D. The level of barrel toast preferred for aging Burgundy wine

Jeroboam

The name used in Burgundy and Champagne for a large bottle containing the equivalent of four standard bottles, or 3 liters of wine. (Jeroboams are also referred to as The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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