Basically, any round wooden container used to store wine can be referred to as a cask. See Barrel, Butt, Hogshead, Pipe, Puncheon, Tun.
Basically, any round wooden container used to store wine can be referred to as a cask. See Barrel, Butt, Hogshead, Pipe, Puncheon, Tun.
Clouding and precipitation which can be caused by the presence of too much air, iron, copper, or protein. There is often an off-taste associated with this condition in a wine.
From the French, the term is applied to flavors resembling those of black currant. The name also applies for a type of liqueur made from black currants that is frequently mixed with vermouth.
This French term is applied to the baskets which are used to carry grapes from the vineyard into the press.
The Spanish term for sparkling wines made using the traditional champagne method.