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Dame Jeanne

These are large wine bottles which are held in wicker baskets or large wooden racks. This is the origin for the term demi-John.
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Dao

The Dao forms an isolated enclave in central Portugal, largely surrounded by mountains and well watered by a network of rivers...
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de-acidification

This is a process more commonly done in Europe than in the United States whereby the acid levels of a wine are slightly neutralized....
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decanter

A bottle or container (most often made of glass) into which wines are poured from their original containers prior to serving.
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decanting

Pouring wine from a bottle to a carafe or decanter. This is often required for old or non-filtered wines where a pronounced...
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defatted soy flour

Used as a yeast nutrient to increase fermentation in wine.
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