Here you will find the unique lexicon of the world of wine. You can search from A to Z for the meaning of various words and phrases regularly used.

dão Portugese Wine Region. decant Transferring red wine from a bottle to a decanter for the purposes of removing the crust or to allow the wine substantial exposure to air so that it can breathe. delicate Rather fine light bodied wine without very strong flavour but well balanced. deposit Deposit is the residue of a wine that forms in the bottle (see crust). douro Portugese Wine Region. dry Dry is a term to describe the absence of sweetness in a wine. This is a description, which all sugars have been converted to alcohol. 1/2