Glossary

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What Is Terroir?

It’s French for ‘earth,’ and it’s vitally important.

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What Is Pétillant-Naturel?

Meet the original sparkling wine. We mean it: pét-nat dates back to the 1500s!

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What Are Legs?

Wine snobs love to talk about ‘legs.’ But do they actually mean anything?

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What Is Residual Sugar?

Whether or not you’re a fan of sweet vino, one thing’s certain: every wine out there has some level of RS.

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What Is Yeast?

Without it, we wouldn't have wine. Thank goodness for yeast.

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What Are Lees?

They’re not glamourous, but they sure do add yummy flavour and complexity to a wine.

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What Is Botrytis (AKA 'Noble Rot')?

It’s a fungus, and it’s a good thing. Get to know botrytis.

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What Is Biodynamic?

Spiritual, astrological, environmental: biodynamic winemaking is all of these. Learn more.

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What Is Organic?

We know what it means in the supermarket, but what does it mean in wine?

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What Is Structure?

The house that 5 other wine terms built. Discover 'structure.'

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What Is Body?

Light and elegant, full and bold, and everything between: let's talk body.

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What Is Mouthfeel?

Smooth, gritty, chalky, round — and otherwise known as ‘texture.’ How do we define ‘mouthfeel’?

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