Cuvée: Literally "blend." As used in the production of champagne, cuvée is the specific blend of still wines used as a base for champagne.
A method of producing sparkling wines that is quicker than the Methode Champenoise where the secondary fermentation takes place in a sealed tank rather than in a bottle.
A winery's most thoughtfully conceived, carefully crafted sparkling wine.
These are large wine bottles which are held in wicker baskets or large wooden racks. This is the origin for the term demi-John.
The Dao forms an isolated enclave in central Portugal, largely surrounded by mountains and well watered by a network of rivers flowing into the Mondego at the center. It is named after the Dao river which lies entirely within the area. The focus of the region...
This is a process more commonly done in Europe than in the United States whereby the acid levels of a wine are slightly neutralized. This leaves a rounder mouth-feel.
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