The language of wine contains a wealth of meanings that are not all too familiar, particularly the technical interpretations. The glossary describes and offers an explanation to the most common terms.
- jam
Cooked berry and fruit flavours in red wine.
- Jeroboam
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double Magnum
Refers to a double Magnum bottle format with a capacity of 3 litres (particularly for Champagne). Also a term that refers to 4 or 5 litre bottles.
- Jubiläumsrebe
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white wine variety of little significance in Austria
White wine variety of little significance in Austria. The Jubiläumsrebe variety is a new crossing created by Prof. Dr. Fritz Zweigelt of Grauer Portugieser x Frühroter Veltliner, and when cultivated is often used for sweet wine production.
- Junker
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the description for young wines in the Steiermark
The ‘Junker‘ is a registered trademark for the first wines from the Steiermark (since 1995), and the logo is a man wearing the typically Styrian hat with a distinctive feather. The officially Junker presentation from over 300 producers occurs at the beginning of November.