Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
franquesa (in wine context)
English translation:
clean, purity.
Added to glossary by
Berni Armstrong
Sep 3, 2003 15:07
20 yrs ago
Catalan term
franquesa (in wine context)
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Wine making
Hi there,
A good wine needs three things according to my original:
intensidad - (intensity?)
Harmonia - (balance?)
and
Franquesa - (????)
Anyone know the correct wine making term?
Cheers,
Berni
A good wine needs three things according to my original:
intensidad - (intensity?)
Harmonia - (balance?)
and
Franquesa - (????)
Anyone know the correct wine making term?
Cheers,
Berni
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | clean (adj.) | Traduim |
5 | limpidness | Manuel Plaza |
3 | openness | Sheila Hardie |
Proposed translations
6 mins
Selected
clean (adj.)
No sé com serà el nom, però els vins 'francs' es tradueixen per 'clean wines'.
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clean
A clean wine is one without faults, either in smell or flavor.
© Copyright Barron\'s Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER\'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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franc adj.
1. [indicant l\'òrgan sensitiu] Dit del vi que manifesta els seus atributs d\'una manera clara. Un vi franc en nas, en boca. 2. Dit del vi sense alteracions ni defectes o sense olors ni gustos falsos o inadequats. Un vi franc (o honest, o honrat, o net).
cas directo; franco; honesto; leal
fr carré; droit; franc; loyal
ang clean; honest; straightforward
Diccionari del vi
http://idd01yq8.eresmas.net/Fitxes/Textos/Arxius/dvi/Entorn....
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Al Collins diu que la qualitat de ser \'clean\' es diu \'cleanness\'.
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Note added at 37 mins (2003-09-03 15:44:38 GMT)
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Si busques \'cleanless wine\' a Google trobes un bon munt de resultats pertinents.
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Note added at 7 mins (2003-09-03 15:14:44 GMT)
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clean
A clean wine is one without faults, either in smell or flavor.
© Copyright Barron\'s Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER\'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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Note added at 9 mins (2003-09-03 15:16:49 GMT)
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franc adj.
1. [indicant l\'òrgan sensitiu] Dit del vi que manifesta els seus atributs d\'una manera clara. Un vi franc en nas, en boca. 2. Dit del vi sense alteracions ni defectes o sense olors ni gustos falsos o inadequats. Un vi franc (o honest, o honrat, o net).
cas directo; franco; honesto; leal
fr carré; droit; franc; loyal
ang clean; honest; straightforward
Diccionari del vi
http://idd01yq8.eresmas.net/Fitxes/Textos/Arxius/dvi/Entorn....
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Note added at 36 mins (2003-09-03 15:43:41 GMT)
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Al Collins diu que la qualitat de ser \'clean\' es diu \'cleanness\'.
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Note added at 37 mins (2003-09-03 15:44:38 GMT)
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Si busques \'cleanless wine\' a Google trobes un bon munt de resultats pertinents.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In the end I went with clean after finding a page very similar to the original using that word. Thanks to all three of you."
24 mins
limpidness
In Spain for sure what to look for is is intensidad, harmonía y limpidez (limpidness). See (in Spanish):
http://www.enologosrioja.org/cata.htm#organiza
http://www.enologosrioja.org/cata.htm#organiza
5 mins
openness
I think it could be openness, Berni.
HTH
Sheila
Bordeaux 2001 part III - the right bank - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... was a relief to come across the occasional wine that showed ... A little more warmth on
the nose, and some more openness. ... Good quality on the palate, with a bit of ...
www.wine-pages.com/organise/01right.htm - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
(12/01) meet the winemaker - Jean-Louis Chave of the Rhone - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... This wine feels as if it is resolving itself from ... On the palate it is tight and leathery,
with a deep ... black fruit, with more ripeness and openness towards the ...
www.wine-pages.com/organise/chave.htm - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
Signorello Vineyards - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... An extra bit of openness on the palate carries ... and beautifully-crafted with everything
in harmony through the ... in its extensive oakiness, this wine needs to be ...
www.signorellovineyards.com/market/tradechardold.asp - 56k - En caché - Páginas similares
[PDF]PAST CHARDONNAY "ESTATE" REVIEWS
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
... An extra bit of openness on the palate carries ... This wine is crisp, assertive, complex
and beautifully-crafted with everything in harmony through the ...
www.signorellovineyards.com/pdf/ pastchardreviewsforweb.pdf - Páginas similares
Tasting Notes from Wednesday Group by Dick Scheer - January 1999 - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... 16.7in contrast, this 96 red burgundy showed more openness when the staff tried it
an ... generous wine value./ lots of textural play and appeal. ... needs a few months ...
www.villagecorner.com/shop/notes/notesja9.html - 31k - En caché - Páginas similares
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july99 - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Contra Costa County are noted for their openness and generosity ... Yet, here is a wine
now about to enter its ... only a wisp of dryness in the latter palate gives its ...
www.cgcw.com/corner/july99.html - 14k - En caché - Páginas similares
Dominus Reviews - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... a Pomerol-like lushness, openness, and delicious black ... succulent, rich, fleshy, user-friendly,
delicious wine. Undeniably hedonistic, it caresses the palate. ...
www.mmdusa.net/NewFiles/dominus/domreviews.html - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 55 mins (2003-09-03 16:02:35 GMT)
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Another possibility is PURITY
The French use the word \'franc\' to describe a \'pure\' wine.
Wine Reviews - Kilikanoon Wines - Clare Valley - South Australia - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Full-bodied, with tremendous richness, purity and harmony, this beauty ... It possesses
great richness, power, thickness and intensity as well as tremendous ...
www.kilikanoon.com.au/kili/news/ reviews.asp?article_id=75 - 24k - En caché - Páginas similares
Arcadian Winery - Robert M. Parker, Jr\'s The Wine Advocate Review - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Long and rich, with excellent texture, fine purity, good underlying acidity, and
subtle wood notes, it ... A wine of cunning, intensity, harmony, power, and ...
www.arcadianwinery.com/reviews/parkerre.html - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares
2001 Burgundy wine report & offer - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Amazing purity, harmony and complexity. ... Once again there is fabulous purity on the
palate, with ... Superb intensity on the palate, rich, mouth filling, pure, red ...
www.gauntley-wine.co.uk/latestoffers/ 2001_burgundy.html - 75k - En caché - Páginas similares
HTH
Sheila
Bordeaux 2001 part III - the right bank - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... was a relief to come across the occasional wine that showed ... A little more warmth on
the nose, and some more openness. ... Good quality on the palate, with a bit of ...
www.wine-pages.com/organise/01right.htm - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
(12/01) meet the winemaker - Jean-Louis Chave of the Rhone - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... This wine feels as if it is resolving itself from ... On the palate it is tight and leathery,
with a deep ... black fruit, with more ripeness and openness towards the ...
www.wine-pages.com/organise/chave.htm - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
Signorello Vineyards - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... An extra bit of openness on the palate carries ... and beautifully-crafted with everything
in harmony through the ... in its extensive oakiness, this wine needs to be ...
www.signorellovineyards.com/market/tradechardold.asp - 56k - En caché - Páginas similares
[PDF]PAST CHARDONNAY "ESTATE" REVIEWS
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
... An extra bit of openness on the palate carries ... This wine is crisp, assertive, complex
and beautifully-crafted with everything in harmony through the ...
www.signorellovineyards.com/pdf/ pastchardreviewsforweb.pdf - Páginas similares
Tasting Notes from Wednesday Group by Dick Scheer - January 1999 - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... 16.7in contrast, this 96 red burgundy showed more openness when the staff tried it
an ... generous wine value./ lots of textural play and appeal. ... needs a few months ...
www.villagecorner.com/shop/notes/notesja9.html - 31k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 6 mins (2003-09-03 15:13:19 GMT)
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july99 - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Contra Costa County are noted for their openness and generosity ... Yet, here is a wine
now about to enter its ... only a wisp of dryness in the latter palate gives its ...
www.cgcw.com/corner/july99.html - 14k - En caché - Páginas similares
Dominus Reviews - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... a Pomerol-like lushness, openness, and delicious black ... succulent, rich, fleshy, user-friendly,
delicious wine. Undeniably hedonistic, it caresses the palate. ...
www.mmdusa.net/NewFiles/dominus/domreviews.html - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Note added at 55 mins (2003-09-03 16:02:35 GMT)
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Another possibility is PURITY
The French use the word \'franc\' to describe a \'pure\' wine.
Wine Reviews - Kilikanoon Wines - Clare Valley - South Australia - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Full-bodied, with tremendous richness, purity and harmony, this beauty ... It possesses
great richness, power, thickness and intensity as well as tremendous ...
www.kilikanoon.com.au/kili/news/ reviews.asp?article_id=75 - 24k - En caché - Páginas similares
Arcadian Winery - Robert M. Parker, Jr\'s The Wine Advocate Review - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Long and rich, with excellent texture, fine purity, good underlying acidity, and
subtle wood notes, it ... A wine of cunning, intensity, harmony, power, and ...
www.arcadianwinery.com/reviews/parkerre.html - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares
2001 Burgundy wine report & offer - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Amazing purity, harmony and complexity. ... Once again there is fabulous purity on the
palate, with ... Superb intensity on the palate, rich, mouth filling, pure, red ...
www.gauntley-wine.co.uk/latestoffers/ 2001_burgundy.html - 75k - En caché - Páginas similares
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