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      • Merlot
        • More on Merlot
      • Pinot Noir/Red Burgundy
        • More on Pinot Noir
      • Syrah/Shiraz
      • Malbec
      • Zinfandel
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      • How White Wine Is Made
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    • White Zinfandel
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cheribita

This is a Spanish drink of sherry and bitters (the English apparently invented this one as a morning drink and then passed it back to the Spanish).

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chiaretto

Italian for very light red wines.

February 14, 2011 
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chiling

A method for removing potassium bitartrate (cream of tartar) from wine. In this method, wine is chilled to a temperature of 25-35 degrees F for three to five weeks. During this time the tartrates will solidify and come out of solution. They can then be filtered...

February 14, 2011 
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citric acid

Citric acid can be used to correct acid deficiencies or to aid in stabilizing non-citrus wines.

February 14, 2011 
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claret

A word originating in England from the French "clairet" used for the light and fruity red wines or rosés of Bordeaux and Burgundy. Generally clarets have Merlot as one of their major components.

February 14, 2011 
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clarete

A Spanish term for "light red" or "dark rosé."

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