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oak

The flavor imparted to wine by barrel aging. It can be best described as a toasty or wood-like flavor. Sometimes a vanilla...
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oechsle degrees

The Oeschle scale is used to describe the amount of sugar that has developed in grapes. The Brix scale is similar and both...
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oeil de perdrix

Literally "eye of the partridge." This French term is applied to a pale blush found in wines or champagnes derived from the skins...
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oenology

The study of wine and winemaking.
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oenophile

A lover of wine (literally "friend of wine").
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oidium

A fungus caused disease which causes the leaves on a grape vine to turn powdery gray and leads to dehydration of the grapes...
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