Quality Sparkling Wine Produced in a Specific Region.

 

Guarantee of a wine's genuinity given by the region's Wine Commission.

 

The amount of wine that should be declared or that is unblocked, authorised for sale.

 

Small bottle with an approximate capacity of a quarter of a litre.

 

Ancient measure of capacity equivalent to a third of a pinta, ie, about 0.35litres.

 

Portuguese term that describes a wine flavoured with quiquine.

 

Fruity smell resembling that of quince. This aroma, conferred by aldehydes, is characteristic of slightly evolved or matured white whites.

 

Wine exploration. Vine, climate or exceptional field that confers a particular character to wines, endowing them with a distinctive, high class category. It has its distinctive name in all countries and regions: grand or premier cru, in Bordeaux; domaine, climat or clos in Bourgogne; vigneti in Italy; single vineyard, in California, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa; pago, in Spain, quinta or casa in Portugal, etc. The quinta is characterised by the fact that it has all the vines used in the production of the wine, in its different varieties and grown according to specific methods. In a way, you could say that a wine from a quinta is totally grown and made "at home", which is the exact opposite of a négociant wine (bought outside the winery).

 

Quality Wine Produced in a Specific Region. Community nomenclature comprising all wines classified as DOC and IPR.