cuvee
Blended wine batch
Cuvée is a wine term from French meaning a batch or blend.
It often appears on labels to suggest quality or distinctiveness: the winery's prestige cuvée.
In Champagne, cuvée specifically refers to the first and finest juice from pressed grapes, or to a particular blend the house has crafted.
The term lends an air of selectivity, though its use is unregulated outside Champagne.
Effervescent celebratory wine
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- pinotWinemaking grape family
- proseccoItalian effervescent white wine
rose · prestige · reserve · vintage · non-vintage
Combine into mixture
- assemblageCollected group of things
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- varietalSingle-grape wine type
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
maceration · malolactic · racking · clarification · lees · yeast · barrel · oak
Arranged cluster of blooms
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- noseOlfactory facial organ
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
effervescence · brut · dry · complexity · finish · mouthfeel · acidity · minerality
Added cost for better
- limitedRestricted in extent
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- eliteSuperior select group
- selectCarefully pick from options
luxury · artisanal · handcrafted · bespoke · connoisseur · sommelier · oenophile · collectible
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- galaFestive formal occasion
reception · banquet · inauguration · commemoration · ceremony · cheers · festivity · soiree
champagne
Effervescent celebratory wine
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- pinotWinemaking grape family
prosecco · rose · prestige · reserve · vintage · non-vintage
blend
Combine into mixture
- assemblageCollected group of things
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- varietalSingle-grape wine type
terroir · maceration · malolactic · racking · clarification · lees · yeast · barrel · oak · aging
bouquet
Arranged cluster of blooms
tannins · effervescence · brut · dry · complexity · finish · mouthfeel · acidity · minerality · toasty
premium
Added cost for better
select · luxury · artisanal · handcrafted · bespoke · connoisseur · sommelier · oenophile · collectible · allocated
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
gala · reception · banquet · inauguration · commemoration · ceremony · cheers · festivity · soiree · milestone
- winered wine, white wine, cabernet, chardonnay, merlot
- Wine Termstannin, bouquet, terroir, cru, appellation
- winemakingwinery, winemaking, crushing, grapevines, grape vines
- blendsblend, red blend, house blend, mixture, composite
- wine diningwine bar, wine glass, wine list, wine cellar, red wine
- wine tastingaroma, wine tasting, bouquet, wine glass, finish
cuveetable wine
Ordinary mealtime bottle
jug wine · plonk · house wine