see Sur Lie
From the French, "on the lees." The "lies" or "lees" are the residues of yeast fermentation which are deposited at the bottom of a fermentation chamber (barrel or tank) as fermentation proceeds. Allowing wine to remain on the lees for an extended period...
A sweet bouquet can be indicative of the presence of grapes which were affected by botrytis cinerea.
The sweetness of a wine is defined by the level of residual sugar (or RS) in the fermentation process. Residual sugar is the measure of the amount of sugars that remain unfermented in the finished wine. Any wine with over 45 g/L would be considered sweet,...
Syrah is a dark-skinned grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful red wines. Syrahs enjoy great popularity in the marketplace, relatively often under the name Shiraz. Due to their concentrated flavours and high tannin content,...
Literally "table wine," the least expensive and lowest quality of German wine. Tafelwein are made from grapes that are normally ripe. There are two subcategories of tafelweins: Deutscher Tafelwein and Deutscher Landwein. Deutscher Tafelwein is a simple...
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