The Living Wine
Dictionary
"H" |
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| halbtrocken |
medium dry German wines |
| Hatschbourg |
French - Appellation of Alsace |
| Haut Batailley, Ch. |
French wine producer |
| Haut Benauge |
French - Appellation of Bordeaux |
| Haut Medoc |
French - Appellation of Bordeaux |
| hectolitre |
100 liters or around 26 gallons |
| Helderberg |
South African - Appellation of Stellenbosch |
| Hengst |
French - Appellation of Alsace |
| herbaceous |
This tasting term is often used for wines that
exhibit grassy types of aromas. Very common for sauvignon blanc. |
| Hermitage |
French - Appellation of Rhone Valley |
| Hessische Bergstrasse |
German Wine Region |
| Heuriger |
This word is used for the current year's wine
as well as the rustic inns where they serve this young wine and Austrian
food specialties. |
| hogshead |
In Bordeaux it is a traditional way of measuring
wine. One hogshead equals 4 (four ) 225 liter Bordeaux barrels or
900 liters or 1,200 bottles. Elsewhere, the common wine barrel used
in Australia and New Zealand .. hold around 300 liters. |
| Hoyos de Antonio Barcelo |
Spanish wine Producer |