Synonym for Xarel-lo.

 

Unpleasant flavour that can be found in wines, resembling that of papier machée, or simply card. Sometimes the smell of paper is not due to filters or wines, but to improperly washed glasses.

 

Process of the corks' surfaces, which are coated with paraffin.

 

Living being that develops and reproduces itself in or on another living organism of a different kind and derives subsistence from it. Vine diseases are usually caused by: virus (short internode or fan leaf, Pierce's disease); bacteria (Oleron disease), cryptogamics and fungi (anthracnose, apoplexy, downy mildew, powdery mildew); parasites (acariasis, erinose, eelworm, phylloxera, etc.).

 

White grape variety grown in Castile-La Mancha, Andalucia and in the Canary Islands. It seems to be a variety of Albena. It produces aromatic wines that are used in the assemblage.

 

The finest and most delicate of Catalonia's traditional varieties. It produces dry aromatic whites. It also confers its fruity aromas to the assemblage of sparkling wines.

 

Red grape variety grown in Aragon (Somontano). It is used for assemblage with nobler varieties (Moristel, Tempranillo, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon).

 

Aged Manzanilla.

 

In Portuguese, set of wood or straw boards in which grape bunches are left to dry or overripe.

 

Bourgogne produced with a blend of red grapes: Gamay and Pinot Noir (at least 1/3). There's also a rosé Passe-Tout-Grain.