Das Fundament
The canon
Im Kanon definieren wir die Begriffe, auf denen unsere Arbeit beruht — von der Trinkreife über den Ausbau im Keller bis zur Sensorik im Glas. Jede Definition ist knapp gehalten und als feste Setzung gedacht, auf die wir uns im Keller, im Gespräch und in unseren Texten berufen.
Dies ist unser Referenzraum für Begriffe. Wer die Überlegungen dahinter ausführlicher lesen möchte, findet sie in den Kontexten und im Journal.
357 Begriffe im Kanon
Too young wineDecantingOpen bottleSulfitesWhen to drink BordeauxLow InterventionAgeing vesselsDrinkabilityDrinking windowMaturity vs. AgeAgeing potentialMaturity plateauCellar conditionsClosure & MaturationstructureintegrationtextureFinishEn Primeur ModelEarly marketingReleased ready to drinkMarket logic vs. maturityTransparency in viticultureSecond Wine / SelectionLeft vs. Right BankBordeaux vs. BurgundyDecision modelsGood decisionsFish PairingCheese PairingGiftServing temperatureSpontaneous fermentationMalolactic fermentation (MLF)Glass selectionModern stylePressed wineFiningLees ageingRackingreductionoxidationCork tasteFiltrationTurbidityBottlingMineralityMonocultureOld vinesPhenolic ripenessDrought stressTerroir systemmicroclimaterootstockstannin qualityWater balanceVintage depthBlind tastingPoint systemsVegan winesustainabilitytransparencyCollector's valueEn primeur termModern BordeauxstylebitternessastringencySharpnessUmamiFatacidSpicy foodVegetarianMenu orderGlassLees ageing (Sur Lie)Filtration in wineMinerality in wineDrought stress in the vineyardRootstocks & Graftingmicroclimate in the plotVertical vs. horizontal tastingSecond WineWhy wine tastes bitterWhy wine has an astringent effectReduction in winePH valueVine pruningAnthocyaninsWhole cluster pressingSecondary marketClones vs. Mass SelectionRooted (Pie Franco)Total aciditySugar ripenessPhysiological maturityAsynchrony of maturationTannin ripenessSeed tanninsSkin phenolsPotassium intakeAcid reductionMalic acidTartaric acidBuffer capacityRedox potentialoxygen affinityMaturity potentialStructure in wineMouthfeelTensionFreshnesseleganceconcentrationbalancelengthAromaticsalcohol contentextractdrynessviscosityColor stabilityColor intensityPolymerizationSusceptibility to oxidationReduction tendencystabilityMicro-oxidationColloidal stabilityTartrate stabilityProtein hazesuspended solidsPhenol managementMaturity axesStructural axesMaturation processRipening timeMaturity decisionLeafworkYield regulationAttackclonesMass selectionSoil compactionWater stressNitrogen supplyGreenerybiodiversityPlanting densityVine ageHarvest timingTerroirGround profileMesoclimateExposureWhole cluster fermentationDestemmingMaceration timeFermentation processPure culture yeastsBâtonnageSulfur dioxideBarrel agingPrimary marketEx-Cellar PrizeMarket priceCritics' scoresProvenancePrecision viticultureDecision-based viticultureRisk in viticultureStability modelMaturity-axes modelIntervention logicQuality in wineFree sulfurTotal sulfurForms of SO2 bondingMolecular sulfurRedox equilibriumOxygen inputDissolved Oxygen (DO)Reductive aroma componentsOxidative aroma componentspH bufferIonic strengthColloidal interactionsProtein bindingPhenol-protein interactionTartrate precipitationTartaric acidCold stabilizationHeat stabilityAlcoholic fermentationSpontaneous microbiologyYeast strainsYeast nutrientsNitrogen assimilationFermentation kineticsFermentation standstillVolatile acidAcetic acid bacteriaBrettanomycesLactic acid bacteriaAutolysisLeesFermentation temperatureBiological acid reductionBottle agingReductive bottle agingOxidative bottle agingMaturity curvedegenerationAging aromasBottle variationBottle scatteringcork contactClosure typesOxygen transmissionBottle ShockStorage conditionsAging stabilityTime factorMaturation plateauBottle lifePrimary aromasSecondary aromasTertiary aromasAroma intensityAroma complexityAroma precisionRetronasal perceptionHaptic perceptionTemperature perceptionSweetness perceptionAlcohol perceptionAromatic persistenceTaste lengthPerception dynamicsSensory balanceDecision timeDecision windowRisk assessmentError probabilityProcess controlDepth of interventionIntervention densitySystem stabilityFault tolerancerobustnessComplexity in the systemNonlinearityFeedback effectsIllusion of controlDecision logicConflicting objectivesSide effectsSystem boundariesInformation asymmetryPrice anchorSignalingReputation effectsExpectationsValuation inflationcomparabilityStyle definitionconcept of originAppeal logicClassification systemsMarket segmentationMarket transparencyPrice psychologyAssessment frameworkReference pricesMarket logicSymbolic valueRipeness vs. OverripenessStability vs. ExpressionMistakes vs. StyleReduction vs. SeclusionOxidation vs. MaturityFreshness vs. AcidityTension vs. HardnessConcentration vs. DensityElegance vs. lightnessStructure vs. ForceBalance vs. mediocrityComplexity vs. MultifacetednessLength vs. ReverberationMinerality vs. SaltinessNatural vs. UntreatedTerroir expression vs. originTypicality vs. IndividualityPrecision vs. NeutralityCleanliness vs. SterilityStabilization vs. Manipulation"Old vines = better quality""Low yield = high enjoyment""Low sulfur = quality""Spontaneous fermentation = naturalness""Filtration destroys wine""Wood makes wine complex""You can taste the terroir directly""Minerality is a substance""High alcohol content = maturity""Review scores measure quality"Quality thresholdmaturity limitStability limitExpression limitIntervention limitSystem boundaryPerception limitLimits of interpretationComparison limitAssessment limitDecision qualityDecision errorsDecision biasConflicting goalsTrade-offPrioritizationOpportunity costsSystem inertiaadaptabilityResilienceRobustness limitFragilityEscalation riskCascade effectsSide effectsUnintended effectsTime delayPath dependencylearning curveexperiential knowledgeEvaluation scaleContext dependencyDisappointment of expectationsPerceptual distortionComparison illusionReference frameworkLoss of contextRoom for interpretationShift in meaningMeta-authorityThe power to defineReference statusSource of authorityKnowledge hierarchyCanon formationStability of meaningConceptual disciplinelinguistic precisionSystem coherencecitability