Négociant

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An individual or firm that buys grapes and/or ready-made wine from growersThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nero

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Black or very dark red;The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

New World

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A descriptive term encompassing all of those wine-producing countriesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Noble Rot

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See BOTRYTISThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nonvintage

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When applied to Champagne, a blend of wines from different vintage years.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nose

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The smell of a wine, including both the AROMAThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nouveau

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A young wine meant for immediate drinking, usually seven to ten weeksThe 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