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Decant |
To pour wine into a
separate container without disturbing the
sediment. |
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Dégorgement |
The process of freezing
and removing the end of the bottle to extract
sediment after the second fermentation of a
sparkling wine. |
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Demi-Sec |
A French term meaning
half-dry, but means sweet when used to describe
Champagne. |
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Denominação de
Origem Controlada |
The Portuguese quality
control system, designed to guarantee the origin
of wine. |
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Denominación de
Origen |
The Spanish quality
control system, designed to guarantee the origin
of wine. |
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Denominación de
Origen Calificada |
The Spanish quality
control system, with higher quality standards
than the Denominación de Origen, designed to
guarantee the origin of wine. |
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Denominazione di
Origine Controllata |
The Italian quality
control system designed to guarantee the origin
of wine. |
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Denominazione di
Origine Controllata e Garantita |
Italian Spanish quality
control system, with higher quality standards
than the Denominazione di Origine Controllata,
designed to guarantee the origin of wine. |
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Destemming |
The process of removing
grape stems prior to fermentation, to avoid
adding tannins from the stems to the wine. |
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Deuxième Cru |
A French term meaning
second growth, a Médoc category specified in the
Classification of 1855. |
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Dimethyl
dicarbonate |
A chemical compound used
to quell the problems caused by brettanomyces in
wine. |
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Disgorgement |
See Dégorgement |
|
DMDC |
See Dimethyl
dicarbonate |
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DO |
See Denominação de
Origem Controlada |
|
DOC |
See Denominazione
di Origine Controllata |
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Doce |
Portuguese for sweet. |
|
DOCG |
See Denominazione
di Origine Controllata e Garantita |
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Dolce |
An Italian term for sweet
that is used to denote a wine with a high
content of residual sugar. |
|
Domaine |
A French term for a wine
estate or wine producing property. |
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Dosage |
The degree of sweetness of
the liqueur d'expédition used in Champagne to
finish the product. |
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Dosage de Tirage |
See Dosage |
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Double Magnum |
The common name for a 3
liter wine bottle. |
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Doux |
French for sweet. |
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Dry |
A term for a wine that is
not sweet. |
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Dulce |
Spanish for sweet. |
