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What does it mean?
What's written on the bottle of wine?
Legally defined wine-growing region under French law. :
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Very dry (unsweet), in specific reference to Champagne. :
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Literally "classed growth," French legalese for a vineyard historically identified as being of exceptional quality.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Roughly equivalent to "vineyard" or "winery" in French wines.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
The first wine of the vintage, first sold by tradition on the third Thursday of November and best consumed before the end of that year.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Literally "soil" in French, a term widely used by wine hobbyists in reference to the flavors and aromas that soil and geography impart to a wine.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Slightly sparkling, perhaps sensed merely as a prickling on the tongue without actual bubbles being visible.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Traditionally made not by blending red and white juice (although some inexpensive wines do this), but by using red grapes and removing the skins from the fermenter before they have had time to impart much color. Also sometimes labeled "Vin Gris" It can be a refreshing treat on a hot summer day.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
"Great growth" or "great classed growth." In France, legal terms for specific vineyards identified as historically producers of exceptional wine.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
The wine waiter in a restaurant :
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Legal significance, meaning "estate bottled," wine made by, and from grapes grown on the property of, the winery.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
Literally, "wine of the country," a category of French wines considered lower in status than Appellation Controllée, but because it's considered less "desirable," may offer particularly good value if well-chosen.
Appellation contrôlée
Brut
château
Cru classé
Grand cru classé
Mise en bouteille au Château
Nouveau
pétillant
Rosé
sommelier
terroir
Vin du pays
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