We often come across specific terms related to wine that we don’t know what they mean. To understand this fascinating world, we are going to give you the meaning of some concepts that we will expand on in successive occasions. Terms used in the tasting, cultivation or production of wine.

Open, refers to a wine that has less colour, either because it has lost it due to poor maturation, due to a variety poor in pigment, or simply due to the passing of time.

Brief , is a wine whose taste characteristics remain in the mouth for a short time.

Crianza, the process of ageing wine, in wood or in bottles. As Tinto Federico Crianza, aged in American oak barrels for 14 months.

Dismounting, removal of secondary shoots or shoots, which sprout from young buds.

Evolved, is the wine that has undergone changes during its conservation and has improved or It has deteriorated in oxidative processes caused by light or temperature.

Fondillón is the sediment that forms in the ageing containers of a wine. It is also the name given to a wine from the Levante region.

Gran Reserva, the name given to wines aged in oak barrels and bottles for a long time. Such as Tinto Federico Gran Reserva with an aging of 24 months in American oak barrels and 36 months in bottle.

Skin, thin skin that covers the grape and where the principles of wine quality are, tannins, aromas and pigments.

Iridescence, shine in the wine that shades the color, it is like a metallic reflection.

Young, wine without aging harvested and marketed during the year.

Teardrop, oily trace left in the glass by the wine rich in sugars, alcohol and glycerin.

Magnum, a larger than usual bottle, containing 1,500 ml., like the Tinto Federico Roble Magnum aged for 8 months in American oak barrels. .

Nose, one of the phases of wine tasting, in which the aromatic characteristics are distinguished.

Organoleptic, properties that are distinguished with the senses, aroma, color, texture and flavor of the wine.

Pesquera de Duero, cradle of wines from the Ribera del Duero, where Bodegas Federico is located.