White variety grown in the French Midi. Ugni Blanc goes by the name of Saint Émilion in the vineyards of the Cognac region and in California. It produces a very acid and little alcoholic wine that is used in the production of good brandies. Since it is resistant to rot, this variety has replaced Folle Blanche. In Italy, it goes by the name of Trebbiano.

 

In Catalonia, Tempranillo.

 

Wine that doesn't show harmony between its components; wine that has an exaggerated dominant character.

 

Said of a wine with little colour, especially a red wine that has lost its colour during ageing.

 

Rich in glycerol, smooth, soft to the taste. If it is, simultaneously, rich in alcohol, it will create tears in the body.

 

Wine that, because of its youth, hasn't developed its qualities yet and shows a certain ambiguity of style and balance.

 

Authorisation from the Ministry of Agriculture that allows the sale of wine volumes that had been locked so as to regulate the market.

 

Said of a wine that causes an unpleasant sensation (of rejection).

 

Small, unripe grapes that come in some bunches and never totally ripe.