Wine Making Terminology

noun a cylindrical container, typically bulging at the center, made of wooden staves with metal hoops around them

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• The barrel was filled with wine and sealed for aging.
• I found a barrel of pickles in the pantry.
• Let's go to the bar and shoot some barrels.
• She's really scraping the bottom of the barrel with that excuse.

noun residue remaining after a liquid has been strained or decanted

• The lees at the bottom of the wine barrel are often discarded before bottling.
• I accidentally stirred up the lees in my tea and now it tastes gritty.
• I can't believe he's still hanging out with that lees from high school.
• She had to sift through the lees of misinformation to find the truth.

noun a cork or other object used to close or block an opening

• The stopper on the bottle was tightly sealed to prevent any leaks.
• Don't forget to put the stopper back on the wine bottle after pouring yourself a glass.
• I lost the stopper for my water bottle, so now I have to drink from a regular cup.
• She was the stopper in the team's defense, always stopping the opposing players from scoring.

noun the amount by which a container falls short of being full

• The winemaker carefully monitored the ullage in each barrel to ensure proper aging of the wine.
• I noticed there was some ullage in the gas tank, so we should probably fill up soon.
• I can't believe you left the ullage in the fridge, now the milk is spoiled!
• The team's lack of communication created an ullage in their project timeline, causing delays.

noun a type of wine sediment

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• The abraum deposits in the mine were carefully analyzed by the geologists.
• I heard there's some abraum left over from the excavation, wanna check it out?
• Let's go explore that abraum pit, it could be fun!
• The abraum of memories from that trip still lingers in my mind.