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Glossary of French Terms re Wine
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Acier |
Steal |
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Anneau |
Taste-vin:
circle below thumbrest |
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Anse |
Handle |
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Appuie-pouce |
Taster thumbrest |
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Argent massif |
95% silver a.k.a.
French 950 |
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Argenterie ancienne |
Antique
silver |
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Argenterie plaquée/
Metal plaquee |
Silver
plate |
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Carafe à vin |
Wine
carafe |
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Ciselé |
Engraved |
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Coupe de mariage |
Toasting cup |
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Cupule |
Taste-vin: the
rounded out circles in the base for viewing clarity of red wine a.k.a.
ovoides |
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Décor de raisin |
Decorated with grape |
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Dessous de bouteille |
Coaster |
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Epoque |
Circa/from time of
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Fabricant |
Maker |
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Godron |
Taste-vin: the waves
up and down the base for viewing the clarity of white wine |
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Goulot |
Neck of Bottle |
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Gravé |
Engraved |
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Jonc formate bate |
Taste-vin: Rim on
bottom of taste-vin. Important to collectors as a sign of a superb
taste-vin. |
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Jurande |
Date
letter/Community or Conforming mark |
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Maitre Orfèvre |
Master silver maker |
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Orfèvrerie |
Silver objects |
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Pampre |
Decorative term –
wine branch without fruit |
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Panier |
Basket |
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Pliant/de pouche |
collapsible as in folding corkscrew/pocket |
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Poinçon |
Hallmark |
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Poucier |
Taste-vin : thumbrest |
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Queue de cochon |
Taste-vin: rimmed
handle |
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Satine |
Engine polished |
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Serpent double/Têtes de canard |
Handle formed by 2
heads of ducks |
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Tasse à Vin |
Taste-vin
a.k.a. Taster |
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Timbale/Goblet |
Silver cup often
given to child |
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Tire-Bouchon |
Corkscrew |
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Vendage |
Grape harvest |
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See different taste-vin
styles
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