Contact
If we can be of any assistance please don't hesitate to contact us, or drop by the Rose & Crown during business hours:
email: roseandcrown@alderney.ws
phone: +44 (0) 1481 823414
fax: +44 (0) 1481 823615
The Rose & Crown Hotel
Le Huret,
Alderney
UK Channel Islands
Delivery on Alderney is free :-) we deliver Monday to Saturday between 10am and 1pm.
Please note that we cannot deliver off-island.
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Fleshy: Refers both to substance and texture. Implies weighty, smooth fruit.
Flor: The yeast responsible for the character of dry Sherries.
Flowery: With the fragrance and taste of flowers.
Fortified wine: Wine to which alcohol has been added, generally to increase the concentration to a high enough level to prevent fermentation.
Foxy: A tasting term for the musty odor and flavor of wines made from `Vitis labrusca` grapes native to North America.
Free run: Juice obtained from grapes that have not been pressed.
Fresh: A wine with crisp acidity.
Frizzante: Semi-sparkling wine; slightly effervescent.
Globalization of wine: Refers to the increasingly international nature of the wine industry, including vineyard management practices, winemaking techniques, wine styles, and wine marketing.
Grape juice: The free-run or pressed juice from grapes. Unfermented grape juice is known as "must."
Green: A wine that is young and tart.
Green harvest: The harvesting of green (unripe) grapes in an attempt to increase the yield of quality grapes.
Hard: A tasting term for a wine that containins too much tannin and is therefore unpleasant. Hard wines often take a long time to mature.
Heady: The sense that the alcohol content is out of proportion.
Hectare: A metric measure that equals 10,000 m² (2.471 acres).
Hock: Term for Rhine wines, usually used in England.
Hogshead: A wine barrel that holds approximately 239 litres (63 gallons).
Hollow: Lacking flavour in the middle palate; `empty`
Honeyed: An aroma and flavour often found in botrytised wines.
Ice wine: Wine made from frozen grapes. Called `eiswein` in German.
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