Beverages

Beverages

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

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malolactic fermentation

Beverages; Wine

A secondary fermentation occurring in most wines, this natural process converts malic acid into softer lactic acid and carbon dioxide, thus reducing the wine's total acidity. Adds ...

mature

Beverages; Wine

Ready to drink.

meaty

Beverages; Wine

Describes red wines that show plenty of concentration and a chewy quality. They may even have an aroma of cooked meat.

mercaptans

Beverages; Wine

An unpleasant, rubbery smell of old sulfur; encountered mainly in very old white wines.

meritage

Beverages; Wine

An invented term, used by California wineries, for Bordeaux-style red and white blended wines. Combines "merit" with "heritage." The term arose out of the need to name wines that ...