Tinto

Denotes a red wine.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Typicity

A quality that a wine possesses if it is typical of its region and reflectsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Txakolina (shack-o-LEE-na)

In Basque, technically translates to “place of txakoli.” Txakolina is a typeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Txakoli (sha-ko-LEE)

Txakoli is made from the indigenous white grape called hondurrabi zuri.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

TTB

The acronym for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Trunk

The vine’s permanent vertical stemThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Trocken

Dry. Wines labeled trocken from both Germany and AustriaThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Transfer Process

A less expensive way of making SPARKLING WINE than the traditional MÉTHODE CHAMPENOISE.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Topping Up

To add more wine to a barrel or container to replace any wine lost throughThe 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