Beverages

Beverages

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

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must

Beverages; Wine

The unfermented juice of grapes extracted by crushing or pressing; grape juice in the cask or vat before it is converted into wine.

musty

Beverages; Wine

Having an off-putting moldy or mildewy smell. The result of a wine being made from moldy grapes, stored in improperly cleaned tanks and barrels, or contaminated by a poor cork.

nebuchadnezzar

Beverages; Wine

A giant wine bottle holding 15 liters; the equivalent of 20 standard bottles.

n gociant (n gociant-eleveur)

Beverages; Wine

A French wine merchant who buys grapes and vinifies them, or buys wines and combines them, bottles the result under his own label and ships them. Particularly found in Burgundy. ...

noble rot

Beverages; Wine

See Botrytis cinerea.

nonvintage

Beverages; Wine

Blended from more than one vintage. This allows the vintner to keep a house style from year to year. Many Champagnes and sparkling wines are nonvintage. Also, Sherry and the ...