This sedimentary soil, though similar in its properties, lacks the plasticity of clay.
Wine which has been sweetened and heated. It is a common practice to add various spices and/or herbs to mulled wines (e.g. cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, woodruff, etc.). At times an egg can also be added to thicken the mixture.
The high sugar content juice which comes from crushed grapes that have been separated from their stems.
To artificially stop fermentation through the addition of sulfur dioxide.
muté: A wine which is either partially fermented or a completely unfermented wine whose fermentation has been halted through the addition of brandy. These wines (vins mutes) are sometimes used in the making of aperitifs. They may also be used when a blending...