The Living Wine
Dictionary
"T" |
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| Taburno |
Italian - Appellation of Campania |
| Tacoronte |
Spanish Wine Region |
| Tafelwein |
German - Translates into "table wine" ..
Made from normally ripe and slightly under ripe grapes. Primarily
consumed in Germany, very little export to the US. The wines are
chaptalized due to not enough natural sugar in the grapes when harvested
to produce a sufficient level of alcohol in the finished wine. Can
be dry, medium dry or sweeter style. This category is further divided
into basic Tafelwein and Landwein*, the latter being a notch above
the former. |
| Talbot, Ch. |
French wine producer - 4th growth Bordeaux |
| tannin |
One of the major components of red wines ..
this astringent stuff is found in the seeds, skins and stems of grapes.
During the making of wine, the longer the wine stays in contact with
these .. the more tannin there is. It helps to age red wine but like
everything else, it must be in balance with the fruit. Many young
reds suffer from being too tannic. Many times fining* is used to
remove some of the tannins. The best way to describe how it effects
your palate is to brew some VERY strong tea. That "mouth puckering" that
you get along the sides of your mouth and tongue is caused by tannin. |
| Tarragona |
Spanish Wine Region |
| tartaric acid |
hey .. have you ever popped a cork only to see
what looks like little bits of clear glass attached to the bottom
of it (don't worry, it's not always bad) well that's this stuff.
In some white wines that have too much it will actually crystallize
out on the cork. It is this acid that balances the sweetness of grapes.
( see - crystals also ) |
| tartrates |
see - tartaric acid |
| Taurasi |
Italian - Appellation of Campania |
| Tavel |
French - Appellation of Rhone Valley |
| tears |
see - leggs |
| Tempranillo |
grape used in some spanish wines |
| Terlano |
Italian - Appellation of Trentino Alto Adige |
| Teroldego Rotaliano |
Italian - Appellation of Trentino Alto Adige |
| Terra Alta |
Spanish Wine Region |
| Terras do Sado |
Portugese Wine Region |
| Terras Durienses |
Portugese Wine Region |
| terroir ( le terrior
) |
While this literally translates into "soil" ..
in wine terms it really means much more. Nowadays it is used to mean
the entire environment that a grape is grown in. That's why, in places
like Burgundy, the pinot noir grapes from a Grand Cru ( costing 100s
of bucks ) can come from a vineyard that is less than 15 feet from
another vineyard that is classified as Premier Cru (costing $30).
Think of your garden .. there are places where your tomatoes grow
great and yet perhaps only a few feet way there is a spot where they
don't do as well. It is all due to the microclimate, soil makeup,
angle to the sun, how much wind, how much rain ... and on and on
.. that a given piece of vineyard receives. |
| Thermenregion |
Austrian wine region that is south of Vienna |
| Tinto |
Spanish for red wine |
| Tocai di Lison |
Italian - Appellation of Veneto |
| Tocai di S. Martino della Battaglia |
Italian - Appellation of Veneto |
| Tocai di San Martino della
Battaglia |
Italian - Appellation of Lombardia |
| tonneau |
the big daddy wine barrel ... 900 liters ..
which is equal to almost 100 cases of wine. Hardly ever used any
more but the name is referred to often as a measure of the quantity
of wine produced. |
| Torgiano |
Italian - Appellation of Umbria |
| Torgiano Rosso Riserva |
Italian - Appellation of Umbria |
| Toro |
Spanish Wine Region |
| Toro Albala, Bodegas S.A. |
Spanish wine producer |
| Torrette |
Italian - Appellation of Val D'Aosta |
| Touraine |
French - Appellation of Loire Valley |
| Touraine Amboise |
French - Appellation of Loire Valley |
| Touraine Azay le Rideau |
French - Appellation of Loire Valley |
| Touraine Mesland |
French - Appellation of Loire Valley |
| Touraine mousseux |
French - Appellation of Loire Valley |
| Touraine petillant |
French - Appellation of Loire Valley |
| traminer |
Alsace grape .. it's most famous cousin is
Gewürztraminer* |
| Tras-os-Montes |
Portugese Wine Region |
| Trebbianino Val Trebbia |
Italian - Appellation of Emilia Romagna |
| Trebbiano d'Abruzzo |
Italian - Appellation of Abruzzo |
| Trebbiano di Romagna |
Italian - Appellation of Emilia Romagna |
| Trentino |
Italian - Appellation of Trentino Alto Adige |
| Trentino Alto Adige |
Italian Wine Region |
| Trocken |
means "dry" in German. These wines
have the lowest residual sugar of all German wine |
| Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) |
(TBA) (= Dry Berries Select Picking): The highest
possible ripeness level in the QmP* category. To achieve the concentration
of sugar and acidity for these wines, noble rot is usually necessary,
which is a fungus, that perforated the skin of the grape and lets
the water drip out causing the remains to concentrate. The by that
way dried berries are picked out of the bunches and pressed separately
resulting in an almost syrup like juice that has an enormous concentration
of natural sugar and acidity. Harvest of individually selected berries
which are overripe and dried up at the vine almost to raisins. Rich,
sweet, luscious, honey-like wines. They represent the top of the
German desert wines. They rival and can surpass many of the fine
Sauternes from France. Made from grapes at the very end of their
live on the vine and picked one by one. These wines can easily age
for 20-50 years. Enjoying these wines borders on spiritual experiences. |
| Tulbach |
South African Wine Region |
| Tuscany |
Italian Wine Region |
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