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VINTAGE WINE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wine Service
- Winemaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal tasting
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20tasting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a horizontal tasting, the wines are all from the same vintage but are from different wineries. Keeping wine variety or type and wine region the same helps emphasize differences in winery styles. 1, record 1, English, - horizontal%20tasting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Service des vins
- Industrie vinicole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dégustation horizontale
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9gustation%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dégustation horizontale permet de comparer différents vins d'un même millésime et d'une même appellation. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9gustation%20horizontale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicio de vinos
- Industria vinícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cata horizontal
1, record 1, Spanish, cata%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cata horizontal es una sesión donde se prueban diversos vinos pero de la misma cosecha y de la misma denominación de origen. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cata%20horizontal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- garage wine
1, record 2, English, garage%20wine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-quality, extremely expensive wine produced in very small quantities. 1, record 2, English, - garage%20wine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The original garage wine is called Le Pin, and its grapes grow on a tiny, five acre plot in Pomerol, which is near St. Emilion in Bordeaux, France. The first vintage, from 1981, was so astonishingly good that other winemakers soon followed suit to create their own boutique wines(as small wine batches were originally called). Since most of these operations were housed in relatively modest accommodations the Le Pin wine cellar is in the basement of a beat up old farmhouse the French writer Nicholas Baby came up with the name vins de garage and called the vintners garagistes... 1, record 2, English, - garage%20wine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vin de garage
1, record 2, French, vin%20de%20garage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On aurait aussi bien pu les appeler «vins de laboratoire» ou «vins expérimentaux», mais l'expression «vins de garage», née sous la plume d'un journaliste du Wine Spectator fit florès. Il s'agit d'une nouvelle génération de vins, issus de micro-parcelles du Bordelais, qui atteignent des prix astronomiques. Narguant ainsi leurs aïeux de grand renom, seigneurs du fameux terroir depuis deux siècles et demi, ils attirent les foudres de quelques professionnels, mais suscitent toujours le même engouement à l'international. Des produits jeunes et bien cotés, qui sont à la viticulture ce que les start-up sont à l'informatique. 1, record 2, French, - vin%20de%20garage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vintage wine
1, record 3, English, vintage%20wine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A wine] made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. 2, record 3, English, - vintage%20wine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In certain wines it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare "vintage" Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common, though incorrect, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality. 2, record 3, English, - vintage%20wine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vin millésimé
1, record 3, French, vin%20mill%C3%A9sim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qu'est-ce qu'un vin millésimé ? Le millésime indique tout simplement l'année de la vendange et de l'élaboration du vin. Lorsqu'une année est inscrite sur l'étiquette d'une bouteille, il s'agit de l'année de vinification. Ce vin est alors millésimé. 2, record 3, French, - vin%20mill%C3%A9sim%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-11-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
- Viticulture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- late vintage wine 1, record 4, English, late%20vintage%20wine
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sauternes.... There is a strong resemblance between the way in which Sauternes and the German Trockenbeerenauslese wines are made. The vintage is late.(Wine and Spirits, Time-Life Books, 1968, p. 99). 1, record 4, English, - late%20vintage%20wine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
- Viticulture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vin de raisins surmaturés
1, record 4, French, vin%20de%20raisins%20surmatur%C3%A9s
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- vin de vendange tardive 1, record 4, French, vin%20de%20vendange%20tardive
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a une grande ressemblance entre la vinification du Sauternes et du Trockenbeerenauslese allemand. La vendange est tardive. 1, record 4, French, - vin%20de%20raisins%20surmatur%C3%A9s
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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