Glossary entries

B

Badisch Rotgold
A Rotling from the Baden wine-growing region
Barrique
A traditional French cask measure of 225 liters
Beerenauslese
a full-bodied, fruity wine made from overripe grapes
Bereich
appellation of origin, a district
Blanc de Noir
White wine made from red grapes
Blind tasting
Tasting to objectively assess a wine’s style and quality without knowing its identity
Bocksbeutel
flat, round-shaped bottle with a short neck
Body
tasting term for the overall sensation of a wine’s fullness in the mouth
Botrytis Cinerea
a fungus, pathogen of sour rot and noble rot