French Wine Vocabulary

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Comprehensive vocabulary list based on the lecture notes regarding French wine types, viticulture equipment, roles, and tasting terminology.

Last updated 10:43 PM on 7/20/26
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le vin

wine

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le vin blanc

white wine

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le vin rouge

red wine

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la carte des vins

the wine list

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le cépage

the grape/vine variety

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la dégustation

tasting

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le verre

the glass

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la bouteille

the bottle

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le tonneau

the barrel

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la robe du vin

the wine's colour

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un bouchon

a cork

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un tire-bouchon

a corkscrew

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bouchonné

corked

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amer

bitter

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fruité

fruity

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acide

sharp/tart

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l'œnologie

œnology

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un sommelier

a wine waiter/expert

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la vigne

the vine

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les vendanges

the grape harvest

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le goût

the taste

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la piquette (fam.)

plonk / bad wine

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Le pinard

slang for wine

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La vinasse

pejorative synonym for wine, used to talk about bad wine

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Le rouge, le rosé, le blanc

wine according to its color: red, rosé (pink), white

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le raisin

grape

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une grappe

a bunch

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ramasser

to pick up

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une serpette

a pruning knife

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un sécateur

pruning shears

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un égrappoir

destemmer (separates the grapes from the stems)

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un cuvage

a vat room

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un seau

a bucket

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un porteur / un jarlot

a porter, a carrier

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une benne

a dumpster

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une cuve

a vat

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un vigneron / une vigneronne

a winemaker

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le vignoble

vineyard

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un cep de vigne

a vine stock

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une feuille

a leaf

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un bourgeon

a bud

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une hotte

a pannier

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la vendange

the harvest

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le ban des vendanges

start date of harvest

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un vendangeur

a (grape) picker

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la main d’oeuvre

labor force

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une région viticole

a winegrowing region

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le cul de la bouteille

the bottom of the bottle

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le goulot

the neck of the bottle

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une étiquette

a label

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un verre Ă  pied

a wine glass

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une coupe / une flûte à champagne

champagne glass

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une carafe

a wine carafe

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un décanteur

wine decanter

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décanter

to decanter

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le millésime

the vintage

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un / une œnologue

an oenologist

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un / une caviste

a wine celler employee

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un amateur / une amatrice de vin

a wine lover

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Un bar Ă  vin

A wine bar

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Une cave Ă  vin

A wine cellar

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prendre une gorgée

To take a sip

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Les arĂ´mes

describe the aromas…

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Des notes fruitées, florales, torréfiées

Fruity, floral, or roasted hints…

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Des arômes frais, fruités, végétaux, épicés

Fresh, fruity, vegetal, spicy aromas

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La couleur/ la robe

The color

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La limpidity

The clarity

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La brillance

The brightness (used mostly for white wines)

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Cracher

To spit the wine out

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Avaler

to swallow

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Apprécier un bon vin

to enjoy a good wine

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Le vin est bouchonné

the wine tastes like cork