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The empty space that develops in bottles, barrels, or casks as wine evaporates. It’s important for the ullage in casks or barrels to be kept to a minimum by topping so that the air exposure won’t cause oxidation. Older bottles of wine may have a larger space between the cork and the wine owing to slow leakage or evaporation over time. However, a young bottle of wine with a large ullage could indicate a faulty cork. See also fill level.

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In the Western world, it’s long been accepted that there are four elements of taste—sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, all of which are identified on various parts of the tongue. For centuries, Asian cultures have included a fifth taste—hot. However, in 1908, Tokyo Imperial University researcher Kikunae Ikeda identified a fifth taste that was decidedly more complex than “hot.” He called this fifth taste sensation “umami,” a word that has no exact English translation, but which may be … (view more)

Wine-producing region located in central Italy, bordered on the west by Tuscany and on the east by the Marches. Some of Italy’s most famous wines—like the whites from the Orvieto DOC—come from Umbria. The two docgs in the area, Montefalco Sangrantino and Torgiano Rosso Reserva, are both for red wines. There are ten other docs in this hilly region including Assisi, Colli Altotiberini, Colli Amerini, Colli del Trasimeno, Colli Martani, Colli Perugini, Lago di Corbara, Montefalco, Rosso … (view more)

Approved in 1984, this Oregon AVA encompasses 768,000 acres around the towns of Umpqua and Roseburg, about 180 miles south of Portland, and just south of the Willamette Valley AVA. This 70-mile long area is located in the prime growing region between the coastal range to the west and the Cascade Mountains. It’s classified as a region I growing area (see Climate Regions of California) because it’s cool, although slightly warmer and drier than the Willamette Valley. This allows growers some … (view more)