Wine vocabulary in French

A useful list of French vocabulary related to wine

French vocabulary

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    le vin wine
    le vin blanc white wine
    le vin rouge red wine
    la carte des vins the wine list
    le cépage the grape/vine variety
    la dégustation tasting
    le verre the glass
    la bouteille the bottle
    le tonneau the barrel
    la robe du vin the wine's colour
    un bouchon a cork
    un tire-bouchon a corkscrew
    bouchonné corked
    amer bitter
    fruité fruity
    acide sharp/tart
    l'œnologie œnology
    un sommelier a wine waiter/expert
    la vigne the vine
    les vendanges the grape harvest
    le goût the taste
    la piquette (fam.) plonk / bad wine
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