The Pfalz region of Germany lies between France (on the south and west) and the Rheinhessen on the north. Pfalz's name comes from "palast", which means palace. Its origins are in the Latin ""palatium" which gave rise to the term Palatinate, which is often...
The measure of a wine's acid level. The lower the pH the higher the level of acid in the wine.
In virtually every country where classic European grapes have been planted, the vines must be grafted to protect them from the inroads of the blight known as Phylloxera. In 1860, a New World root-eating plant louse (the aphid whose Latin name is phylloxera...
The pièce is a traditional wine cask found in Burgundy, France that contains approximately 60 US gallons or 228 litres. In Champagne, the pièce can hold 54 US gallons or 200 litres.
A style of barrel common to Burgundy which holds between 57 and 64 gallons.
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