Cepage

/say-PAHZH/

🌿Grape Varieties 🍷Winemaking

French term for grape variety or blend composition.

Full Definition

Cepage is the French term for grape variety. It also refers to the blend composition of a wine - the percentages of different varieties. 'Encepagement' describes the varietal mix planted in a vineyard. Understanding cepage helps decode French labels that often don't state variety explicitly.

Related Terms

variety blend encepagement

See Also

varietal assemblage

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