Literally "half-dry." As a wine classification it can mean semi-dry. Champagne classification - An extremely sweet class of champagnes having between 3.3 and 5.0% sugar.
A device that is used to both crush grapes and remove stems from the resulting must.
On Spanish wine labels this denotes a guarantee of the wines origin and authenticity.
The relation (ratio) of the weight of any volume of liquid to the weight of an equal amount of water. This is a means of comparing the weights of liquids.
The solids which precipitate out of a wine in the bottle. Wines which have not been fined and older wines tend throw sediments. It is suggested that a wine which displays significant sediment be decanted prior to drinking.
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