The ‘Abymes Cru’ is a named cru just south of Chambery in the Savoie region of France. This named cru represents one of the best location from the AOC Vin de Savoie. The vineyard of this appellation extends over the communes of Apremont, Les Marches, Myans (Savoie) and Chapareillan (Isère)…
The hormone “Abscisic Acid,” commonly referred to as “ABA,” is found naturally in vines and controls growth and physiology. Physiological stresses, such as short days and water stress, promote its production. It was discovered in the 1940s by Torsten Hemberg at the University of Stockholm…
‘Abona’ is a small denominated Spanish wine region covering the semi-desert region located south of Tenerife, in the vinously revived Canary Islands…
‘Abocado’ is the Spanish term that was used to designate medium-sweet wines in Spain. Although, it is increasingly rare to find it on wine labels today, it can still be found…
The term ‘Rhône Rangers’ is a quite loose term used to designate the affiliation of California Wine producers led by Bob Lindquist from the Qupé Winery and Randall Grahm from the Bonny Doon winery. In the 1980s, both of them, decided to produce wines in the style of red wines (mainly from Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre grape varieties) and white wines (from the Viognier grape variety) made in the Rhône Valley, France…
‘ABC’ is an acronym for the quite common need in the wine industry to escape from the two most famous (and too standard) grape varieties: Cabernet and Chardonnay.
Depending on the context, it can either mean ‘Anything But Chardonnay’ or ‘Anything But Cabernet’…
‘Abbocato’ is an Italian word derived from the term ‘bocca’ (meaning ‘mouth’ in Italian) because they are supposed to be pleasing on the palate due to their sugar balance. It is used to designate Italian medium-sweet wines. It is to be noted that ‘abbocato’ wines are less sweet than ‘amabile’ wines.
Sorbitol is one of the alcohols present in trace amounts in grapes and wines, and closely related to glucose. It has a slightly sweet flavor, is highly soluble in water, and gives liquids a sense of body when present in high quantities…
‘Sotolon’ is a compound (3-hydroxy-4,5-dimentyl-2(5H)-furanone) that is an essential component of the spice fenugreek and can be found in a wide range of products from botrytized wines to roasted tobacco…
Schist is a large group of coarsely crystalline metamorphic rocks (flaky appearance) that can be split into thin layers because their micaceous minerals have become aligned. These soils have the particularity of being able to store heat during the day and release it at night, which influences the maturity of the grapes and the growth of the vine. In addition, their friability allows the roots of the vine to be able to draw nutrients deep in the soil…