Have you ever been at a wine tasting and heard a term that you had no idea what it meant? Then you get nervous to ask what the word means? You’re afraid to look uninformed. We’ve all been there. There are hundreds of wine terms that confuse and allude us when it comes to our own personal glossary of words. MOG. FYB. Vine Anatomy. Future Unicorn? What the heck!? How will you ever learn them all? For the longest time the Vino Lingo section of our podcast has been a fan favorite to learn and laugh at the crazy words found in the wine world. Here, we have over 70 winemakers from around the country and around the world giving us there personal definitions. Some words are common and some, proprietary. Either way, informative and unvarnished, here is the complete Vino Lingo. Enjoy!
Appelation-Charlie Meeker of The Meeker Vineyard, Sonoma
Biodynamic-Lynn Grace of Wise Acre Vineyard, Napa Valley
Bloom-Phil Steinschriber of Diamond Creek Vineyards, Napa Valley
Bici-Laura Barrett of Clif Family Vineyards, Napa Valley
Breakneck Red-Alwyn “Fitz” Fitzgerald of Fisher King Winery, Verona, Wisconsin
Brettanomyces-Brette Bartolucci of Madonna Estate, Napa Valley
Brettanomyces-Kathleen Inman of Inman Family Wines, Sonoma
Cellar Master-Ian McClellan of Anaba Winery, Sonoma
Champagne-Jean-Charles Boisset of the Boisset Collection, Napa Valley
Clone-Sara Fowler of Peju Winery, Napa Valley
Clone-Michael Scholz of St. Supery Vineyards, Napa Valley
Concrete Egg-David Bos of Bos Wines, Napa Valley
Continuum-Carissa Mondavi of Continuum, Napa Valley
Cordon-Steve Tonella of SR Tonella Wines, Napa Valley
Cuvaison-Steven Rogstad of Cuvaison Winery, Napa Valley
Delestage-Brian Kays of Trefethen Family Vineyards, Napa Valley
Dry Farming-Marcus Goodfellow of Matello Wines, Willamette Valley
Dundee Hills-Susan Sokol-Blosser of Sokol-Blosser Winery, Willamette Valley
Feral-Casey Stringer of Stringer Cellars, Wisconsin
Field Blend-Katie Bundschu of Gundlach-Bundschu, Sonoma
Flavor Ripeness-Tim Duval of John Duval Winery, Barossa Valley, Australia
Free Run Juice-Michael Zardo of Ten Acre Vineyard, Sonoma
Fruit Forward-Steve Johnson of Parallel 44 Winery, Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Future Unicorn-Cushing Donelan of Donelan Family Winery, Sonoma
FYB-David Nemarnik of Alloro Vineyards, Willamette Valley
Gaglioppo Grape-Vincenzo Ippolito of Ippolito 1845, Italy
Generational Farming-Randy Lange of Lange Twins Winery, Lodi
Gravity Flow Winery-Matt Murphy of Presqu’ile Winery, Santa Maria
Green Thinning-Doug Shafer of Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley
Hillside Select-Elias Fernandez of Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley
Ice Wine-Tony Kosicek of Kosicek Vineyards, Geneva, Ohio
Maceration-Claire Weinkauf of Picayune Cellars, Napa Valley
Merlot-Paul Leary of Blackbird Vineyard, Napa Valley
MOG-Steven Rogstad of Cuvaison Winery, Napa Valley
No Wimpy Wines-Chris Kenefick of Kenefick Ranch, Napa Valley
Oak and Toast Levels-Kelly Woods of Burgess Vineyards, Napa Valley
Optimal Ripeness-Tor Kenward of TOR Wines, Napa Valley
Oregon Wine-Chris Williams of Brooks Winery, Willamette Valley
Organic-Julie Johnson of Tres Sabores, Napa Valley
Overcropping-Richie Allen of Roumbauer Vineyards, Napa Valley
Overextracted-Steve Burgess of Burgess Cellars, Napa Valley
Pigage-Greg Morthole of Davis Bynum Winery, Sonoma
Pinot Meunier-Joe Wright of Left Coast Cellars, Willamette Valley
Prosecco-Enrico Valleferro of Adami, Italy
Propagation-Buck Bartolucci of Madonna Estate, Napa Valley
Proprietary Blend-Jennifer Roberts of Picayune Cellars, Napa Valley
Soil Profiling-Pam Starr of Crocker & Starr, Napa Valley
Racking-Mark Donati of Donati Family Vineyard, Templetom, California
Stress-Pam Starr of Crocker & Starr Winery, Napa Valley
Sur Lie-Brooks Painter of Castello di’Amorosa, Napa Valley
Stinky Wine-Melissa Burr of Stoller Family Estate, Willamette Valley
Sweaty Saddle-Erika Almeida Mooney of Lagnaippe Peak, Napa Valley
Tannin-Yannick Rousseau of Y. Rousseau Wines, Napa Valley
TCA-Daryl Eklund of Parramon USA
Topping-Nick Bleecher of Jericho Canyon Vineyard, Napa Valley
Valpolicella-Armando Castagnedi of Tenuta Sant-Antonio, Italy
Vanbonics-Colleen Seps-Williams of Storybook Mountain Vineyards, Napa Valley
Varietal-Jeran Hoefliger of Alpha Omega, Napa Valley
Vignerons-Kim Longbottom of Henry’s Drive, Padthaway, South Australia
Vine Anatomy-Tom Gamble of Gamble Family Vineyards, Napa Valley
Vinefra-Steve Fennell of Sanford Winery, Santa Rita Hills
Vineyard Designate-George Martinelli of Martinelli Winery, Sonoma
Weasel Piss-Alex Sokol-Blosser of Sokol-Blossor, Willamette Valley
Weight, Texture & Density-Aron Weinkauf of Spottswoode Vineyards, Napa Valley
Wente Clone-Molly Hill of Sequoia Grove Winery, Napa Valley
White Rock-Christopher Vandendriessche of White Rock Vineyards, Napa Valley
Whores Wine-Aaron Pott of Pott Wine, Napa Valley
Wine Consultant-Rolando Herrera of Mi Sueno Winery, Napa Valley
Wine Tourism-Alex Ryan of Duckhorn Wines, Napa Valley
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