Lese

Harvest. Harvest dates generally range from September to December,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Keller

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

Halbtrocken

Germany for “half-dry”—defined as less than 1.8% residual sugar.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gutswein

A term used by members of the VDP to indicate the wine comesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grosses Gewӓchs

The VDP term for a dry wine from a vineyardThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grosse Lage

A term used by members of the VDP in Germany to indicate a vineyard thatThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Flasche

Bottle—the English wordThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Feinherb

An unofficial term used in Germany as a synonym for halbtrocken or half-dryThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Federspiel

A term used in the Wachau region of Lower Austria to indicate naturalThe 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