Glossary
Cepage
/say-PAHZH/
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.
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Reference
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Canopy Management
Techniques to control vine leaf and shoot growth.
Capsule
The foil or plastic covering over a wine bottle's cork.
Carbonic Maceration
Whole-grape fermentation in CO2, producing fruity wines.
Cava
Spanish sparkling wine made by traditional method.
Cellaring
Storing wine under proper conditions for aging.
Chai
French term for an above-ground wine storage building.