Acidy – The amount of citric, tartaric or malic acid in a wine.*

Beaujolais - A light red fruity burgundy from the Beaujolais region of France.*

Blanc de Blanc – A white wine from white grapes.*

Blanc de Noir – A white wine made from red grapes.*

Cabernet Sauvignon - The most important red grape gown in the world.*

Chablis - The northern most region in France that produces only white wine. Has become synonymous with all white wines.*

Chardonnay - The most expensive and important white grape grown in the Burgundy Regions of France & California.*

Chenin Blanc - A white grape that originated in The Loire Valley Region of France.*

Claret - A dry red wine from grapes that originated in the Bordeaux of France.*

Merlot - A red grape that was primarily gown in southern France and Italy which ussually produces a dry, red wine.*

Pouilly Fuisse - The highest quality white Maconnais wine.*

Premier Cru - A wine that comes from specific vineyard in Burgundy France.*

Remuer - A French term for the “riddler” the man who turns the champagne bottles each day.*

Resling - A smooth white grape grown Alsace, Germany & California.*

Sauvignon Blanc - A smooth white grape grown Alsace, Germany & California.*

Sparkling Wine - The true term for all other sparkling wines not made in the Champagne region of France.*

Spumante - An Italian sparkling wine.*

Tannin - The natural compound that comes from the skins, stems and pips of the grapes. In young red wines it is often bitter.*

Tafelwein - A common red German table wine with heavy accents.*

Trockenbeerenauslese - Germany’s highest classification for very sweet wines made from grapes left on the vine until nearly dry. Because these grapes, picked one by one at fullest maturity, are very concentrated in flavor and sugar, they produce extremely rich, nectarous wines. Trockenbeerenauslese wines are very rare and therefore even more expensive than Beerenauslese wines.²

*Wine Essentials Dictionary card by Tres Gourmet
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