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Drinks and liquids for human consumption, also includes the bottling industry for preparation and sale of such drinks.

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Beverages; Wine

The lowest-ranking of the three categories of Italian wine regulated by Italian law.

tannin

Beverages; Wine

Polyphenolic compounds that give wine a bitter, dry, or puckery feeling in the mouth.

thief

Beverages; Wine

A tubular instrument for removing a sample from a cask or barrel. Also called a pipe.

crust

Beverages; Wine

Sediment, generally potassium bitartrate, that adheres to the inside of a wine bottle.

doux

Beverages; Wine

The French word for sweet. Usually refers to the sweetest category of sparkling wines.

grape juice

Beverages; Wine

The free-run or pressed juice from grapes. Unfermented grape juice is known as "must."

oak chips

Beverages; Wine

Small pieces of oak wood used in place of oak barrels in fermenting and/or ageing wine.