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French to English Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
maintient une certaine fraîcheur des raisins		which prevents premature ripening of the fruit; keeps the grapes fairly fresh
malolactique		malolactic
margellien		Typo: should be margalian: Château Margaux wines
mat		matt; dull	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
matière		with substance
matière enveloppante		envelops the palate
matières sèches		dry goods
maugettes		haricot beans	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
micro-bullage		micro-bullage (winemaking term)
milieu		the play between
millésime en 5		vintages that end with the number 5	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
mise en place de l’extension du réseau d’eau glycolée		extending the glycolated water circuit
moule		mold
mousse		foam(s)
nappes de graves ... modelées en croupe		layers of gravelly soil mounded into hillocks/mounds/knolls/ridges/croupes	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
nature conciliante		when nature deigns to reward man\'s labours	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
négoce (de Bordeaux/bordelais)		Bordeaux wine merchants
nez gourmand		generous nose	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
notes de végétaux frais		fresh vegetal notes
notes grillées		toasted notes	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
noyau généreux et plein		full and generous core
odeurs de tete montantes		rising head notes; primary aroma
Officiels		Wine representatives/officials
opérations d’agrément des vins, qui donnent droit à l’appellation		approval operations of wines, which give right to the appellation under the AOC system	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
palissage		Trellising
Parts d'intéret		shares
passage au froid / sur résine (cognac)		cold / resin filtration (cognac)
pastierre		cart, trailer
petits collets		lesser clergy	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
pied de vigne		grape vines	Michele Fauble
Entered by: Michele Fauble
pied-de-cuve		leaven or starter
pigeage		punching down or breaking of the cap	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
pinote		which evokes Pinot noir
piquage 3/4" inox 316L		3/4" 316L stainless steel connection device	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
planche		plank	Margarida Martins Costelha
Entered by: Margarida Martins Costelha
plongeur		wine thief
pointe iodée		hint of saltiness	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
pointe torréfiée		roasted touch
postes d’arrosage		cooling-spray posts
pour deux raisons différentes		pour deux raisons différentes

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