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- Wine
- An alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of unmodified grape juice.
- Wine cave
- A large cave that is excavated to provide a cool location for storing and aging wine. Similar to wine cellar.
- Wine cellar
- A cool, dark location in which wine is stored, often for the purpose of ageing.
- Wine fault
- Undesirable characteristics in wine caused by poor winemaking techniques or storage conditions.
- Winemaker
- A person engaged in the occupation of making wine.
- Wine-press
- A device, comprising two vats or receptacles, one for trodding and bruising grapes, and the other for collecting the juice.
- Winery
- A building, property, or company that is involved in the production of wine.
- Wood lactones
- The various esters that a wine picks up from exposure to new oak. These lactones are responsible for the creamy and coconut aromas and flavors that develop in a wine.
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