Whether you’re a curious newcomer or a seasoned winemaker,
this lexicon covers everything you need to navigate the world of urban winemaking.
The Grape & Vineyard
- Vintage
- Terroir
- Varietal
- Vine
- Rootstock
- Canopy
- Cluster
- Berry
- Must
- Brix (sugar level measurement)
- Phenolic ripeness
- Yield
- Harvest
- Vendange
- Cover crop
- Microclimate
- Urban microclimate
- Heat island effect
- Rooftop vineyard
- Container viticulture
The Winery & Production
- Crush
- Destemming
- Maceration
- Fermentation
- Carbonic maceration
- Cold soak
- Pump-over
- Punch-down
- Pressing
- Free-run juice
- Lees
- Settling
- Racking
- Blending
- Assemblage
- Fining
- Filtration
- Stabilization
- Bottling
- Corking
Equipment & Space
- Stainless steel tank
- Oak barrel
- Amphora
- Concrete egg
- Barrique
- Foudre
- Pump
- Destemmer
- Press (machine)
- Bung
- Brix meter (refractometer)
- Hydrometer
- pH meter
- Temperature control
- Cold room
- Cellar door
- Production floor
- Tasting room
- Bonded warehouse
- Urban cellar
Wine Styles & Types
- Natural wine
- Biodynamic wine
- Orange wine
- Pétillant naturel (Pét-Nat)
- Skin-contact wine
- Amphora wine
- Négociant wine
- Custom crush
- Garage wine
- Low-intervention wine
- Vegan wine
- Sparkling wine
- Rosé
- Oxidative style
- Reductive style
Business & Model
- Urban winery
- Micro-winery
- Custom crush facility
- Négociant
- Purism (business model)
- Hybrid model
- DIY winery
- Wine club
- Direct-to-consumer (DTC)
- Tasting fee
- Wine tourism
- Cellar door sales
- Experience economy
- Co-winery
- Pop-up winery
Culture & Community
- Winemaker dinner
- Harvest event
- Urban agriculture
- Sustainability
- Circular economy (wine)
- Zero-waste winery
- Somm (sommelier)
- Vigneron
- Wine community
- Terroir urbain