A rose production method where red grapes are slowly pressed until the juice reaches a desirable pale pink color. Depending on the producer it can involve maceration....
A French term meaning to “bleed”. A process in wind production where the juice is pulled off red grape must for two purposes: to make a rose from slightly skin...
A French derived term with multiple means including but not limited to: A tank or vat of wine (cuve in french means vat or tank) In Champagne, the best and...
Both a region in France and a style of wine marked by its geographical home in northeast France and its winemaking style. Champagne is a sparkling wine made through the...
The traditional method, also known as methode champenoise, is how champagne and champagne-style sparkling wines are made. The big difference is a double fermentation process in the bottle (as opposed...
Boozy Biddies definition: sugar syrup This is the wine and sugar mixture that is added to a bottle of sparkling wine at the end of the production process. It effects...
Boozy Biddies definition: yeast sludge Lees is the leftover yeast sludge from fermentation. Some (white) wines are aged for a bit sur lie or “on the lees” to add flavor...