To age in casks or in bottle in order for the wine to develop all its qualities over a certain period of time.

 

To cover a hogshead, cask, etc. with a bung.

 

To train the plant on high, horizontal wire rows, forming a pergola. This is used for table grapes and is not advisable for quality wines, since it results in overproduction and creates shadowy microclimates inside the plant.

 

To separate a mixture's most volatile components transforming them into vapours and recondensing the latter by cooling.

 

To receive an impression through the senses.

 

To make drunk.

 

To add distilled water to grape brandies in order to smooth them.

 

To drink to someone's health, celebrate a business, etc., gently touching the glasses together.

 

To slowly evolve wine until it reaches its balance. Maturation can be performed in used casks, big tanks or new hogsheads. The final step is developed slower, in bottle.

 

(Concerning wines) To exhale a pleasant smell.