blot smear smirch spot stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
Gram's method Gram method Gram's procedure Gram's stain Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
winemaking wine making | the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine |
cellar wine cellar | storage space where wines are stored |
wine bar | a bar that serves only wine |
wine bottle | a bottle for holding wine |
wine bucket wine cooler | a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine |
wine cask wine barrel | a barrel that holds wine |
winery wine maker | distillery where wine is made |
stain discoloration discolouration | a soiled or discolored appearance, the wine left a dark stain |
mud stain | a stain produced by mud |
oil stain | a stain produced by oil |
port-wine stain nevus flammeus | a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple |
wine wineolored wineoloured | a red as dark as red wine |
mark stigma brand stain | a symbol of disgrace or infamy, And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis |
wine vinegar | vinegar made from wine |
wine sauce | white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs, for fish or meat |
marchand de vin mushroom wine sauce | brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira |
wine vino | fermented juice (of grapes especially) |
red wine | wine having a red color derived from skins of darkolored grapes |
white wine | pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation |
blush wine pink wine rose rose wine | pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began |
altar wine sacramental wine | used in a communion service |
sparkling wine | effervescent wine |
Burgundy Burgundy wine | red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) |
Canary wine | a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands |
Bordeaux Bordeaux wine | any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them |
California wine | any of various wines produced in California |
dessert wine | still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal |
jug wine | inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs |
Rhine wine Rhenish hock | any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) |
Rhone wine | any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France |
straw wine | sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats |
table wine | wine containing not more than percent alcohol usually served with a meal |
generic generic wine | a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating, a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape |
varietal varietal wine | a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape |
fortified wine | wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added |
port port wine | sweet darked dessert wine originally from Portugal |
mulled wine | wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit |
May wine | a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff |
wine tasting | a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines |
wine lover | a connoisseur of fine wines, a grape nut |
sommelier wine waiter wine steward | a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant |
vintner winemaker wine maker | someone who makes wine |
vintner wine merchant | someone who sells wine |
wine taster | a taster who evaluates the quality of wines |
makomako New Zealand wine berry wineberry Aristotelia serrata Aristotelia racemosa | graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine |
palmyra palmyra palm toddy palm wine palm lontar longar palm Borassus flabellifer | tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar, leaves used for thatching and weaving |
wine palm jaggery palm kitul kittul kitul tree toddy palm Caryota urens | fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula, sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago |
wine-maker's yeast Saccharomyces ellipsoides | used in making wine |