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French to English Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
élevé sur lies fines		(wine) matured on fine lees
élevés sur lies		aged on lees	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
éleveur de vin		wine négociant
énergie vivante		vitality
éperonnage		pinching out the tips of the shoots	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
épinette		wormhole plug
éponymes, les producteurs disent sur l’étiquette		the XXXXXs (family name) on the label says/giving it their own name, the producers say on the label
étalons de contrôle		control standard/sample
étiquettes vs habillages		labelling and (presentation) packaging
baies vérées		grapes in the veraison stage/beginning to change colour	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
bar a ambiance		theme bar (OR upscale bar)	athena22
Entered by: athena22
barriques renouvelées au sixième		one sixth of the barrels renewed every year	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
batonnage		batonnage
bâtonner (un vin)		stir (wine) with a stick
Belle robe rouge pourpre avec reflets violacés, larmoyants.		lovely crimson colour with brilliant violet glints	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
bicépage [wines with majority content of 2 grape varieties]		bi(-)varietal	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
bienséance		étiquette
bios de chêne		[bois de chêne] oak wood
bleu		blue (tonality)
bloc chaud		hot phase
bonne concentration sur moût		high must concentration	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
bonne ouverture		opening up well	Sheila Wilson
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
Bouche souple à ronde		The palate is supple, verging on rounded
bouchon en liège naturel		natural cork
boules de lavage		washing heads	Paula Price
Entered by: Paula Price
bouteiille sur pointe		inverted bottle
bouteille lourde		in heavy bottles
brassage		movement OR flow (of bubbles through the champagne)	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
Brettanomyces		Brettanomyces
broyé de vin de Champagne		macerated in Champagne wine	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
Cailloutis		little stones, rocks, red gravel
capsuleuse à vis étiqueteuse		screw capper / labeller
caractère d'évent		musty taste
caractère droit et racé		smooth, straightforward character	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
carboxylique		carboxylic
caviste		wine merchant (cellarman)	athena22
Entered by: athena22
cèpage		variety of grapes	ALI DJEBLI
Entered by: ALI DJEBLI
ce qui ne doit pas les priver de prendre des initiatives		although that should not preclude initiatives on their part	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
cellier / cave		store-room / pantry / larder vs. cellar / store
centilisation		filling level

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