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Alabariza

A Spanish term which is used to described the diatomaceous chalky-white soil of the best Jerez sherry vineyards in Spain. Search...
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Alambic

The French term for alembic, an alchemical still consisting of two retorts connected by a tube. Technically, the alembic...
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Albumin

Albumin refers generally to any protein with water solubility, which is moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions,...
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Alcohol

Ethyl alcohol is, next to water, the major component in wine. There are standards for the amount of alcohol permitted in wines...
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Alcohol Content

A statement of alcohol content in percent by volume appears on most wine bottle labels. As an alternative some bottlers prefer...
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Aldehyde

The stage that occurs when alcohols are being oxidized but have not completed the process and become acids.
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