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French to English Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
aciseler		fully embed/ completely cover with earth/ soil
ÉLECTROPOMPE DE CIRCULATION DE LA VENDANGE		electrical pump for mash circulation
CHAUFFAGE PAR ÉCHANGEUR À ENVELOPPE D’EAU CHAUDE		hot water shell and tube heat exchanger
complexer les lots de Sauvignon et Sémillon		brings out the complexity of the Sauvignon and Sémillon	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
esprit de transmission,		Rephrase
Le potentiel de récolte est correct		The harvesting/crop potential is reasonable/adequate / acceptable
"certificat de coupe"		Dilution Certificate/Documentation
"Ils en parlent"		"What people are saying"
"planche" (wine)		planky, excessively woody
(Vines are trained) en gobelet.		les vignes sont taillées en gobelet
...une bouche de demi puissance		soft weight on the palate
..qui ressemble au vin nouveau ou quand il entre dans l'endroit ou il bout		resembling new wine (or) when it begins to ferment
2, 4, 6-TrichloroAnisol (TCA) relargable		releasable 2, 4, 6-trichloroanisol (TCA)
abus dangereux		Alcohol should be consumed in moderation
accordant le prolongement de la maturité		allowing more time for the ripening	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
accroche en bouche		finish
acide méthyl-2-dihydroxy-3,4-méthoxy-5-phényl-octanoïque		2-methyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl octanoic acid
aguerris ou non		seasoned and novice
alliant structure et dentelle		combining structure and elegance
allonge		long finish	BOB DE DENUS
Entered by: BOB DE DENUS
allos		hard pan, hard iron rich sandstone	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
appellation / AOC [appellation d'origine contrôlée]		estate wine name / official AOC classification [guarantee of origin]	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
arrangements et complaisances		compromise and submissiveness	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
arrosage des garnitures d'étanchéité		mechanical seal flushing or flushing of packing seal	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
artisan vigneron		independent winemaker	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
assemblage		assemblage (winemaking term)
atramentaire		thin and astringent
attaque ronde		round attack, round on the attack
auge		vat / tank	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
autorisation d'essai		authorization for testing
avec un ensoleillement relatif de certaines parcelles		with some plots getting rather less in the way of sunshine	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
avinage		flushing
à côte, à côt		bush/goblet pruning	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
à l’opposé de la fraîcheur minérale des agrumes		without the mineral freshness of citrus fruit
à peine teintée d'or vert		tinged with a golden-green hue	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
ébourgeonnage		disbudding
éclaircissage et vendanges en vert		thinning and green harvest
égrenage vs éraflage.		destemming grape by grape vs general manual or machine destemming	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
élevage		ageing or maturing of wine (wine-making in a more gen. context) / élevage
élevage et affinage du vin		maturing and refining of the wine

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