AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF EVERYTHING WINE FROM A TO Z!
A
Acidity
Ageing
Autolysis
Aromas like apricot, acetone, anise, artichoke, almond, asparagus
B
Budburst
Brettanomyce
Battonage
Blending
Bottling
Barrels
Aromas like banana, blackberry, blueberry, black currant, butter, bread, biscuit, buttermilk, beeswax
C
Canopy
Crushing
Clarification
Chapitalisation
Champagne
Cava
Cork
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Carignan, Chardonnay
Aromas like cut grass, chalk, cheese, cacao, chestnut, cloves, chocolate, cigar, cinnamon, caramel, coffee
D
Diurnal temperature variation
Downy mildew
Destemming
Dormancy
Density
Disgorge
E
Ethanol
Enrichment
Extraction
Eiswein
Aromas like elderflower, eucalpytus, earth
F
Flowering
Fruit set
Filtering
Fermentation
Furmint
Fino
Aromas such as fig, fir and flint
G
Guyot
Graft
Grey rot
Varieties of grape: Grenache, Gamay, Gewurztraminer, Gruner Vetliner
Aromas like geranium, green bell pepper, grapefruit, grass
H
Hybrid
Head grafting
Harvest
Aromas like hay, honey, hazelnut
I
Icewine
Irrigation
Imperial (6L wine bottle)
J
Jeroboam
Jumilla, Jerez de la Frontera, Jaen, Johannisberg
Jurançon
K
Kosher wine
Kabinett
Aromas like kerosene
L
Lees
Lactic acid
Legs
Aromas such as lemon, lime, lychee, liquorice, leather
M
Magnum
Mildew
Must
Grape varieties like Merlot, Mencia, Malbec, Malvasia, Melon Blanc
Aromas like mushroom, marzipan, mint, mango, melon, meat, milk
N
Noble rot
Nose
Grape varieites: Nebbiolo, Negroamaro, Nero d’Avola
Aromas like nutmeg
O
Oidium
Organic
Organoleptic
Oxidation
Oloroso
Oak
Aromas like orange blossom
P
Ploughing
Pruning
Pump over
Punch down
Phylloxera
Prosecco
Port
Puttonyos
Grapes like Picapoll, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Pinotage, Palomino, Pedro Ximenez
Aromas such as plum, pear, pineapple, papaya, prune, pine, petrol
Q
Quality
Aromas like quince
R
Replacement cane pruning
Rootstock
Refractometer
Ripeness
Racking off
Riddling
Riesling
Aromas like raspberry, rose, rose hip, raisin, rotten eggs, rubber
S
Stainless steel
Sorting
Solera
Screw cap
Sommelier
Grapes like Syrah, Sangiovese, Semillon
Aromas such as strawberry, smoke, soil
T
Trellising
Tannins
Tartaric acid
Traditional and transfer methods
Tokaj
Tawny
Grapes Tempranillo, Trebbiano
Aromas like tea, toast, tar, truffles
U
Umami
Unoaked
Ullage
Ugni Blanc
V
Veraison
Vintage
Grapes such as Viognier, Viura
Aromas like Vanilla, violets, vinegar
W
Winkler scale
Aromas like Walnut
X
Xylem
Grapes like Xarel·lo
Y
Yield
Yeast
Z
Zymology
Grape varieties like Zinfandel, Zweigelt
And there you have it! An extensive list of all things wine from A to Z! If you think there’s anything missing, leave me a message in the comments below!
Also, head over to my previous post about aromas to see how you can classify them during a wine tasting.