Argillaceous soils are "sedimentary" soils including clay, shale, mudstone, siltsone, marl, and others.
The second-most famous brandy in the world is produced in the southwest corner of France. Armagnac is made in special stills having three boilers, one on top of the other. Each boiler contains wine. When the bottom boiler reaches the proper temperature,...
The aroma is the smell of a wine, both in the glass or bottle which is generally considered to be the fragrance associated with the grape which comprises the wine. Vital to the wine, the aroma is the perfume of grapes and fermentation in wine before it has fully...
Arriére-gout is French for "aftertaste." The continuation of taste that remains in the mouth after the wine has passed the palate.
An arroba is a Spanish wine measure that holds the equivalent of 16 2/3 litres (4.4 gallons).
The Spanish term for the concentrated wine used to give color to and sweeten sherries.
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