About wine - French vocabulary
French wine – What are the French wine terms? Listen to Anne’s audio.
- about wine .... m/f .... vinicole
- acid .... m/f .... acide
- aged .... m/f .... affiné/e, vieilli/e
- aroma .... m .... bouquet
- barrel .... m .... fût
- bitter .... m/f .... amer/amère
- blend, vintage .... f .... cuvée[1]
- bottle .... f .... bouteille
- bubble .... f .... bulle
- bubbling .... f .... effervescence
- carafe, wine container .... f .... carafe
- CDO, Controlled Designation of Origin – Food certification .... f .... AOC, Appellation d’Origine contrôlée
- cellar, wine store .... f .... cave
- cocktail drink .... m .... apéro=apéritif
- connoisseur .... m .... connaisseur*
- cordial .... m .... vin doux
- cork .... m .... bouchon
- corky .... m/f .... bouchonné/e
- decanter, carafe .... f .... carafe
- deep .... m/f .... soutenu/e
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about wine |
m/f |
vinicole |
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acid |
m/f |
acide |
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aged |
m/f |
affiné/e, vieilli |
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aroma |
m |
bouquet |
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barrel |
m |
fût |
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bitter |
m/f |
amer/amère |
|
blend, vintage |
f |
|
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bottle |
f |
bouteille |
|
bubble |
f |
bulle |
|
bubbling |
f |
effervescence |
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carafe, wine recipient |
f |
carafe |
|
cellar, wine store |
f |
cave |
|
cocktail drink |
m |
apéro=apéritif |
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cordial |
m |
vin doux |
|
cork |
m |
bouchon |
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corky |
m/f |
bouchonné/e |
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decanter, carafe |
f |
carafe |
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deep |
m/f |
soutenu/e |
|
drink |
f |
boisson |
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dry |
m/f |
sec, sèche brut |
|
enologist, wine expert |
m/f |
œnologue |
|
fresh |
mf |
frais/fraîche |
|
glass |
m |
verre |
|
grape |
m |
raisin |
|
grape harvest, picking |
f/p |
vendange/s |
|
leg |
f |
jambe |
|
long finish |
ø |
qui reste en bouche |
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nose |
m |
nez |
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oak |
m |
chêne |
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oaky |
m/f |
boisé/e |
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pour in a carafe |
ø |
carafage |
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red |
m/f |
rouge |
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room temperature |
f |
température ambiante |
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shade, color |
f |
robe |
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smooth |
m/f |
moelleux, moelleuse |
|
soil, climate and region |
m |
terroir |
|
sommelier, wine butler |
m |
sommelier |
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strong wine |
m |
vin corsé |
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sweet |
m |
doux |
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table wine, house wine |
m |
vin de table |
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tannin |
m |
tanin |
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taste |
m |
goût |
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to decant |
ø |
décanter |
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to ferment |
ø |
fermenter |
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to have a drink |
ø |
boire un coup |
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to macerate, let to ferment |
ø |
macérer |
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to sip |
m |
siroter [fam] |
|
to sleep alcohol off |
ø |
cuver son vin [fam] |
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varietal |
m |
cépage |
|
vine |
f |
vigne |
|
vine stock |
m |
cep |
|
vineyard |
f |
vignoble |
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vintage |
f |
cuvée |
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vintage year, wine in general |
m |
cru |
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walled vineyard |
m |
|
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white |
m/f |
blanc |
|
wine |
m |
vin |
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wine dealer |
m/f |
caviste |
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wine growing |
f |
viticulture |
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wine production |
f |
vinification |
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wine store |
f |
cave |
|
wine tasting |
f |
dégustation |
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wine you may keep |
f |
vin de garde |
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