Level 3 · Lesson 8

Vintage: weather becomes wine

5 min 20 secC24After Level 3 Lessons 1–7

Glossary

Terms that have earned their place

Vintage
The year in which the grapes were harvested.
Bottle development
Changes caused by time and storage after bottling.
Rim variation
The colour and intensity difference between a wine's centre and edge in the glass.

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Sources and further reading

Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.