Praying Mantis are used by organic growers to gobble lace wings, a pest who delight in eating tender young grape leaves.
Praying Mantis are used by organic growers to gobble lace wings, a pest who delight in eating tender young grape leaves.
French for first" or "spring-like" applied to wines that have been quickly fermented (sometimes appears as "en primeur" on the first Beaujolais that appear when they are released on the traditional day of November 15).
The piece of equipment used to gently separate grape juice from grape skins.
The process by which juice of the grape is separated from seeds and skin.
A sharp acetic smell associated with a build up of Volatile Acidity. The term refers to a prickly taste sensation on the tongue.
A French term describing the effervescence created in the sparkling wine bottle during the second fermentation. Also called the "birth of the champagne."