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potassium carbonate

Used to reduce excess acidity in wine.

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potassium metabisulfite

A chemical used to sterilize and preserve wine.

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pottle

An old English measurement equivalent to half a gallon.

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pourriture noble

The French term for the famous Botrytis Cinerea - the "noble rot" responsible for the finest late harvest wines. See Edelfaüle, botrytis cinerea.

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praying mantis

Praying Mantis are used by organic growers to gobble lace wings, a pest who delight in eating tender young grape leaves.

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premieur

French for first" or "spring-like" applied to wines that have been quickly fermented (sometimes appears as "en primeur" on the first Beaujolais that appear when they are released on the traditional day of November 15).

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