White grape variety that turns pink when ripe. It produces very aromatic, elegant wines. It is characteristic of Germany and Alsace, where it also produces special, very fragrant wines enriched by noble rot. It is also found in other wine regions. In Portugal, only two or three producers have it, in very small quantities. Two examples are the Quinta da Pacheca, in Douro, and Quinta da Romeira, in Bucelas.

 

Apparatus that substitutes the puprite and facilitates the automatic remuage of several bottles simultaneously. It is made up of a container, in which the bottles are distributed, and a spring to ease the movement of the whole set. It is used to eliminate the yeast deposits that are formed in the bottle during the making and ageing of sparkling wines.

 

Container for holding liquids while drinking. There are several types of glasses for wine, which vary according to the wine's nature. There are tasting glasses, glasses for white wine, red wine, Port, Madeira, Moscatel and sparkling wine (flutes).

 

To collect the last bunches that stayed in the vines after harvest.

 

Searching for bunches that stayed on the vine after harvest.

 

Apparatus used to measure the sugar content of fresh must.

 

Dextrorotatory reducing sugar found in grapes' must. It is transformed into alcohol by yeasts.

 

Sweet component of wine that is generally called sugar. It is mainly made up of fructose and glucose.

 

Insoluble substance (albumen, gelatine, bentonite) used as clarifier. This way one can agglutinate the wine's impurities and drag them to the bottom of the cask.

 

Smooth, balanced wine.