A wine having bubbles created by natural fermentation. All champagnes are sparkling wines, but not all sparkling wines are champagnes.
German for "late gathered" or "late harvest". The second category in the Qualitätswein mit Pr&aum;dikat (QmP) scale. Generally sweeter than kabinett designated wines, this designation is given to wines having superior quality. The grapes used to make...
Special Select Late Harvest wines (known in Germany as Beerenauslese or Trockenbeerenauslese) have a minimum sugar at harvest of 35.0 Brix. The residual sugar is usually over 15.0% by weight. These wines are made from fruit totally affected with Botrytis,...
Often used to describe the peppery aroma and flavors found in Zinfandels and Petite Sirah. The term also is applied to Gewürztraminer.