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sparkling wine

A wine having bubbles created by natural fermentation. All champagnes are sparkling wines, but not all sparkling wines are champagnes.
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spatlese

German for "late gathered" or "late harvest". The second category in the Qualitätswein mit Pr&aum;dikat (QmP) scale. Generally...
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special select LH

Special Select Late Harvest wines (known in Germany as Beerenauslese or Trockenbeerenauslese) have a minimum sugar at harvest...
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spicy

Often used to describe the peppery aroma and flavors found in Zinfandels and Petite Sirah. The term also is applied to Gewürztraminer.
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split

A bottle containing 187 ml.
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spumante

The Italian term for sparkling wine.
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