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21vintages — vin·tage || vɪntɪdÊ’ v. harvest grapes to make wine; gather grapes for wine making; make wine from grapes n. wine from a particular harvest; act of gathering ripe grapes; year in which the grapes of a particular wine were harvested;… …
22vintaging — vin·tage || vɪntɪdÊ’ v. harvest grapes to make wine; gather grapes for wine making; make wine from grapes n. wine from a particular harvest; act of gathering ripe grapes; year in which the grapes of a particular wine were harvested;… …
23vintage — /ˈvɪntɪdʒ / (say vintij) noun 1. the wine from a particular harvest or crop. 2. the annual produce of the grape harvest, especially with reference to the wine obtained: a luxuriant vintage. 3. an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good… …
24Malvasia di Schierano — is an aromatic, dark skinned variety of the Malvasia family of wine grapes. It is grown in the Basso Monferrato of northern Italy (Provinces of Asti and Alessandria) and also in the hills around Chieri in the Province of Turin. It is used to make …
25ripen — rip|en [ raıpən ] verb intransitive or transitive to become ripe or to make something ripe: grapes ripening in the sun …
26ripen — UK [ˈraɪpən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms ripen : present tense I/you/we/they ripen he/she/it ripens present participle ripening past tense ripened past participle ripened to become ripe, or to make something ripe grapes… …
27Cluster — Clus ter (kl[u^]s t[ e]r), n. [AS. cluster, clyster; cf. LG. kluster (also Sw. & Dan. klase a cluster of grapes, D. klissen to be entangled?.)] 1. A number of things of the same kind growing together; a bunch. [1913 Webster] Her deeds were like… …
28Trocken — is the German word for dry. It is used on German wine labels to indicate those which are dry rather than off dry (halbtrocken), sweeter (lieblich) or sweet (süß). Technically trocken wines are not completely devoid of residual sugar, but have at… …
29noblerot — noble rot n. A parasitic fungus (Botrytis cinerea) that attacks ripe grapes and causes an increase in their sugar content. Certain wines, such as the French Sauternes and the Hungarian Tokay, are produced from such grapes. * * * …
30Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ — Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine glory recorded by St. Matthew (Chapter 17). Origin. The… …
