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  2. Glossary of winemaking terms - Wikipedia

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    The charring of the wine staves during cask manufacture or rejuvenation. Tonneau French cask capable of holding 900 litres (240 US gal) or the equivalent of 100 cases of twelve standard 750 mL (75 cL) bottles of wine. Topping The process of filling the headspace that is created inside a barrel through wine evaporation into the barrel wood.

  3. Glossary of wine terms - Wikipedia

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    A cask of wine used to store Sherry with a capacity between 159 and 172 gallons (600-650 liters) Botte The Italian term for a wooden barrel, plural: botti. Usually refers to a botte grande, a large floor-standing wooden vat with a capacity of 1,000–3,000 litres (220–660 imp gal; 260–790 US gal). Bottle

  4. English wine cask units - Wikipedia

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    The tun (Old English: tunne, Latin: tunellus, Middle Latin: tunna) is an English unit of liquid volume (not weight), used for measuring wine, oil or honey.It is typically a large vat or vessel, most often holding 252 wine gallons, but occasionally other sizes (e.g. 256, 240 and 208 gallons) were also used.

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  6. Barrel - Wikipedia

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    A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. [1] [2] They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers for liquids, usually alcoholic beverages; [3] a small barrel or cask is known as a keg. [4]

  7. Box wine - Wikipedia

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    A 4-litre cask of at least 9.5% alcohol can often be found for around A$10. [10] These attributes have led to boxed wine being widely available throughout Australia and holding a prominent place in Australian pop culture. [11] [12] "Bag-in-box" packaging is used for boxed wine as well as other drinks

  8. Acrostic (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Letters 16 and 17 form a two-letter word ending in P. Since this has to be UP, letter 16 is a U, which can be filled into the appropriate clue answer in the list of clues. Likewise, a three-letter word starting with A could be and, any, all, or even a proper name like Ann. One might need more clue answers before daring to guess which it could be.

  9. Wine cask - Wikipedia

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    Wine cask may refer to: a wine barrel; a Bag-In-Box storage for wine, used for box wine (especially in Australian English). This page was last edited on 16 ...