| Cask - This
is a barrel, preferably made of oak, used
in the process of ageing wines. The cask
usually used is the Bordeaux-type, with a
capacity of 225 litres.
Cemetery - The part of the winery where
wines from very old vintages are stored.
It is usually underground and the space
reserved is usually small.
Clarete - Traditionally this term was
used to define red wines with a weak colour,
but today it is used as a name for very
pale rosé wines.
Common wine - Used to describe wines that
do not belong to a designation of origin.
Control Board - The
authority in charge of regulating and normalising
the action of agents inscribed in a particular
designation of origin, and also responsible
for effective compliance with these.
Crushing - Process by
which the skin of the grapes is broken
through crushing and
the juice contained within is extracted. |
