Afficiavino--a devotee of fine wine
bare all fermentation--fermentation in a nudist colony
Bareman--a guy who serves drinks in a nudist colony
blank de blancs--when you can't decide which white wine to purchase
Brut--a violent type of drinker with a dry sense of humour
Buttrytis--a fungal infection that makes vineyard workers' bums shrink
cabaret sauvignon--a show where red wine is served
cabernet sauvignone--having no cabernet in the house
cabernet savvynon--knowing all there is to know about cabernet
cabernut sauvignon--strange tasting cabernet
Caboose--the bar car on a train
Celliar--a drinker who tells untruths
chardonlady--a female chardonnay freak
chardonway--the right direction in white wine drinking
Chateau--French mineral water that encourages talk at parties
Claret--what a New Zealander yells to clear their table of used glasses
classed growth--a winemaker's beard
columnbard-- a white grape variety that grows vertically
corresvindence--a letter to the editor of a wine magazine
cru classe'--the best Bordeaux drinking team
demi sec--in France, a half a second to closing time
Dooradillo--the entrance to a Spanish cellar
drinkonomy-- the classification of drinking skills, knowledge and understandings
drip irrigation--a badly designed irrigation system
dry wite--a New Zealander who has been waiting for a drink
endodrinkonomy--the ability to limit drinkonomy to ones means and abilities
Esters--winery girls who think they can swim
Filta--fill her up, thanks
Filtrashun--a wine maker who prefers not to filter the wine
firmentation--an erection in the winery
Flor--where you fall after drinking too much sherry
geeworst traminer--the worst traminer I've ever had
Grenash--the remains of a burnt vine
inflatuation-- a love of farting
Invincible--not a good wine maker
Jeroboam--no bombs here, ami! (check your pronunciation, ami)
late harvest--you're too late, the mechanicals have gone - harvest by hand
Limousin--a big car made out of French oak
master of swine--the cellarmaster of a wild tasting session
Merlow--a red that does not come up to expectation
Muscat--a winery cat
noble rot--the crap that goes on in the House of Lords
Noncents--a state of bankruptcy; broke
Palomino--a white grape with brown spots
penis noir--big, black and beautiful
pinot gringo--a non-Mexican wine drinker
Pinote--a short observation about the pinot noir
Riseling--a wine on the way up
Sangioveasy--An easy-drinking Italian wine
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