See a term on a wine label you don't recognize but can't seem to find a definition for in the dictionary? You might find it here. From A-Z, it's a simple guide to some common and obscure terms related to beverage alcohol.
The completely fermented grain prior to its distillation into whiskey. If forms the raw material of the first distillation in the pot still and of the only distillation in the continuous still.
A deposit of potassium bitartrate crystals ('cream of tarter'). The crystals precipitate from solution if the wine has been subjected to cold but often redissolve by a gradual warming of the bottle to room temperature.
