vino base

English translation: cuvee

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Spanish term or phrase:	vino base
English translation:	cuvee
Entered by:	Ronnie Halpern

16:59 Feb 16, 2004

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture

Spanish term or phrase: vino base

The term occurs in an EU report about wine production.
...en España, no han subido significativamente los precios del vino base...
Eurodicautom gives the English translation as 'cuvée' but this does not seem right to me.
A Spanish site defines it as... El cava se obtiene de una mezcla de variedades de uva, la cual se conoce con el nombre de vino base. http://www.consumaseguridad.com/web/es/alimentos/bebidas/200...

Is 'base wine' right, or is there a technical term for it in English?

Ronnie Halpern KudoZ activity Questions: 29 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 59
Local time: 09:55

cuvée

Explanation:
I also have it as cuvée:

Vino base
EN Cuvee
DE Cuvee
FR Cuvée
http://pci204.cindoc.csic.es/tesauros/Alimen/html/ALI_V0.HTM

Cuvee
French term for a specific blend of wines, usually of different varietals and vintages, combined to make Champagne.
http://mummnapa.com/glossary.html

Sure seems to fit your context.

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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:55

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Thanks for the references, they are useful bookmarks.
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base wine

gmedina

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cuvée

tazdog (X)

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peer agreement (net): +2

base wine

Explanation:
Tienes razón, Ronnie, cuvee no es exactamente lo mismo.

"Sparkling wines are produced from a base wine, differing from a typical
table wine primarily because the fruit is picked earlier..."
(www.offthevine.com.au/ep01/ed_carr_brlh_ep01.html)

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Note added at 2004-02-16 17:47:46 (GMT)
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Me rectifico. Consulté con los expertos en vinos que conozco y después de un momento de confusión, me dijeron que \"base wine\" y \"cuvée\" son prácticamente sinónimos. Sólo que a veces (no es para nada lo común) una de esas cuidadosas mezclas (cuvées) no terminan sirviendo de base a una segunda fermentación para champagne, sino que se embotellan como un corte que se etiqueta \"cuvée\" o \"grand cuvée\".
Yo les creería porque saben mucho y creo que en este momento están sobrios.

gmedina
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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

cuvée

tazdog (X)
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Local time: 10:55
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Thanks for the references, they are useful bookmarks.

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