Battonage is the process of stirring wine while they remain in their barrels on their yeast lees.
Battonage is the process of stirring wine while they remain in their barrels on their yeast lees.
Baume is a measurement of the degree of sweetness in wines and spirits based on the scales invented by the French chemist Antoine Baum. See also - "Brix"
Beerenauslese is German for "selected grapes." This is the next step beyond Auslese in the QmP (Qualitätswein mit Prädikat) scale of Germany. The grapes for these wines have been individually selected and include only grapes which have been affected...
November 10, 1986, was a momentous day for the wine industry of Texas. It was then the Department of Treasury (Bureau of ATF) announced that it was establishing the Bell Mountain Viticultural Area. This is the first Texas winegrowing appellation to be recognized...
Bentonite is a natural Wyoming clay which contains montmorillonite (a derivative of volcanic ash), which can be added to wine to remove the grape proteins remaining in solution. Bentonite carries a negative charge and attracts the positively charged proteins,...
Bereich is the German designation for "districts" or "subregions." There are currently 34 recognized Bereich within the 11 regions (Gebiet).