| Termo |
Definição |
| habzó |
Hungarian Sparkling. |
| halbtrocken |
German "Half dry", or semi-sweet. |
| half-bottle |
Bottle equivalent in capacity to one-half a standard bottle (375 ml., 12.75 US fl. oz., 13.28 UK fl. oz.). |
| hard |
Describes a wine that is overly firm with harsh tannins and/or acidity. Such wines may soften with age. |
| Harmonioso |
Vinho equilibrado, agradável, bonito. |
| haut |
French Meaning "high", this word is frequently seen on French wine labels -- as in Haut-Poitou or Haut-Médoc -- and refers not to a qualitative difference, but to a relative geographic location, either further north or above in altitude. |
| Hectare |
Medida de superfície equivalente a 10 000 m2. (ha) |
| Hectolitro |
Medida de volume equivalente a 100 l. O seu símbolo é hl.
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| Herbáceo |
Com aroma e sabor a fruta verde e erva fresca.
|
| herbaceous |
A grassy or leafy quality present in some wines. An excess of it is a fault and may come from using underripe grapes in making the wine. |
| Hexases |
Açúcares com seis átomos de carbono, presentes na uva e no vinho, como a glicose e a frutose. |
| Hipocraz |
Vinho em infusão de açúcar e canela.
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| hock |
A British term used collectively for German wines from the Rhine region. |
| hollow |
Used to describe a wine that may have character in its aroma but lacks depth on the palate. |
| Homogeneizar |
Acção de misturar mostos ou vinhos. |
| honest |
Describes wine that is true in character to its variety and geography. |
| Honesto |
Diz-se de um vinho simples, com sabor franco, sem defeitos. |
| horizontal tasting |
A type of structured winetasting involving wines of various wine producers from a single vintage. See also blind tasting and vertical tasting. |
| hot |
Describes a wine with an excess of alcohol, sometimes due to a very hot harvest. |
| hybrid |
Sometimes used to mean a grape crossing. Different vine varieties can be bred to create new varieties with specific qualities. Ehrenfelser is a very successful hybrid of Riesling and Sylvaner. |
