Said of a fine, delicate wine but without character.

 

White variety grown in Campania (Italy). It forms part of Falerno.

 

The most famous wine of classic Greece, produced in Campania. The region now produces a light, honest white. But the famous falernum of ancient times was red, since the best Mediterranean wines were always characterised by their pigment.

 

To make a deceptive replica of a product, brand, etc. To alter a wine (adding forbidden substances, adding substances in doses superior to those authorised or using processes that are against the law) with the intention to deceive. Very often, falsification is done using the brand and image of someone else, or imitating some of its characteristics.

 

Wine farm/vineyard that is property of a wine producer.

 

Impression wine leaves in the mouth; term associated to wines produced in hot climates and with very ripe grapes; it can also be a synonym for buttered.

 

Also known as borrasao, this is a traditional red variety from Galicia. Its growing is now in disuse; however, there's a white mutation of the same vine, grown in the Galician vineyards.

 

Change in wine that makes it become oleaginous and viscous due to an anaerobic bacteria (especially in white wines).

 

Transitory fault in wine that has been subject to rackings, filterings or other cares. It is characterised by a loss of character. When wines are transported they suffer sensory fatigue and should be left to rest for a couple of hours in order to recompose and recover their aromas.

 

Voids or faults found in a vineyard plantation when some plant doesn't develop or accidentally dies.