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      • Merlot
        • More on Merlot
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        • More on Pinot Noir
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      • Malbec
      • Zinfandel
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    • White Zinfandel
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remuage

Bottled champagne cuvée that is undergoing riddling.

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reserva

In Portugal this term is applied to vintage wine of good quality with an alcohol level at least 0.5% above the minimum for the area.

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reservatrol

A chemical found in grape skins (and Japanese knotweed) that lowers the levels of low-density lipoproteins ("bad cholesterol") and increases the levels of "good" cholesterol (high density lipoproteins).

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reserve

A term often used to designate a special wine.

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reserve wine

Wine from previous vintages added to a cuvée in order to maintain consistent quality and style.

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residual sugar

The unfermented sugar in a wine present after fermentation at bottling. Low levels (dry wines) can be as low as 4 grams per litre (0.04%) or as high as 180 grams/litre (18%) or higher in some German Trockenbeerenauslese wines and Eisweins.

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