Earthy
Wines with aromas and flavours reminiscent of soil, and root vegetables like beetroot.
Eau de vie
French term which literally translates as water of life. Refers to spirits derived from grapes, such as brandy.
Easy drinking
Versatile, well-balanced wines with wide appeal.
Echantillon
French word for a sample bottle.
Edelfäule
German term for noble rot
Edelkeur
South African term for noble rot
Edes
A Hungarian sweet wine.
Effeuillage
French word for removal of leaves from the vines, allowing more sun to ripen the grapes.
Égrappage
French word for destemming, the process of removing stems from the grapes before fermentation.
Einzellage
German term for a wine estate.
Eiswein
German word literally meaning ice wine. The wine is made from grapes which have been frozen while still on the vine.
Elaborado por...
Spanish for produced by...
Elegant
Wine tasting term referring to wines which are well balanced and substantial, without being over-heavy.
Élevage
French term for the time a wine spends maturing in barrels.
Élevé en fûts de chêne
French term meaning the wine has been matured in oak.
Embotellado por
Spanish term for bottled by...
Encépagement
French term for the proportions of grapes used in a blend.
Endnote
Another word for the wine's finish.
Enology
The science of winemaking. Also spelled oenology.
En primeur
Wine "futures" in Bordeaux where wholesalers can invest in wines before they are finished.
Enrichment
See chaptalization
Eraflage
Another word for destemming.
Erstes Gewächs
German for "first crop", indicating a wine from a top vineyard.
Erzeugerabfüllung
German term for estate bottled.
Erste Lage
German for "first class", indicating a top vineyard.
Estate bottled
Wine bottled on the same premises where the grapes are grown.
Ethanol
Alcohol.
Expansive
Wines with a complex range of flavours which grow and develop in the mouth.
Expectoration
Spitting - as wine tasters will do when tasting many wines.
Extra brut
Very dry.
Extra dry
Very dry. In Champagne, extra dry is sweeter than extra brut.
Extract
Pull flavour and colour from the grape flesh, seeds and skins.
Exuberant
Wine tasting term for young, fresh wines.
