Bodega (Sp.)
Wine-making cellar, winery.
Wine Terminology
What is carbonic maceration? What does abboccato mean? Wine terms explained in our comprehensive wine glossary
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Bocksbeutel (Ger.)
Squat, flagon-shaped bottle used for wines
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Blush.
US term for pink wine.
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Bleichert (Ger.)
Rose wine.
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Blanco (Sp.)
White
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Must
In winemaking, the mixture of grape skins and grape juice
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Must weight
Measure of the amount of sugar in the must.
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Muffa nobile (It.)
Noble rot,
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Mousseux (Fr.)
Sparkling. Usually indicates that the wine was made by the Charmat
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Mosto (It.)
Must.
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Moelleux (Fr.)
Sweet. Much used in the Loire Valley for fully sweet,
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Mistelle
Alcoholic drink made by adding brandy to unfermented grape juice.
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Mis(e) en bouteille au chateau (Fr.)
Bottled at the chateau
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Millesime (Fr.)
Vintage.
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Metodo classico (It.)
Bottle-fermented sparkling wine.
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Methuselah
Bottle of 6 litres capacity, equivalent to 8 normal
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Methode traditionnelle (Fr.)
Traditional method (of making sparkling wines).
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Methode champenoise (Fr.)
Champagne method. Sparkling wines made by this method undergo the second bubble-forming fermentation in the actual bottle in which they will be sold.
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Mature
Tasting term indicating a wine that has aged sufficiently
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Marque auxillire
See 'MA'.
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Marc (Fr.)
Solids, such as dry skins and pips, left after pressing.