As applied in the production of Champagne, Bac a Glace is literally a "freezing bath." This is part of the system of degorgement involving the immersion of champagne bottle necks (containing the sediment) in a bath of freezing brine.
Bacchus was the Greek god of the grape and its most important by-product, WINE! It is also one of Germany's superior white grape crosses (Sylvaner x Riesling) found in the Rheinhessen region of Germany and England. In America the Bacchus grape is thought...
Baden is Germany's third largest and most southern wine region. The vineyards of the Baden region stretch along a narrow strip that reaches through the famous Black Forest area from Heidelberg in the north to Lake Constance (Bodensee) in the south. The soils...
Demarcated in 1979, the Portuguese province Bairrada flanks the Atlantic and extends from just south of Porto to Europe's oldest university at Coimbra. The vineyards of the Monastery of Lorvao have been favored since the 10th century. The soils tend towards...
"Baked" describes the sugary smell often found in grapes that have gone through an excessive ripening in a hot climate.
Balance is the proper blending of the various elements found in a wine including acidity, alcohol, tannins and sweetness. Another way of thinking of this is as the harmonious relationship between acids, alcohol, fruit, tannins, and the other natural elements...
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