A blend of sparkling wines to make up specific champagne.

Originally referred to the contents of one cuve, but now often found on wine labels meaning either the wine produced under a particular set of conditions, or a particular blend of wines.

A term widely used to describe a particular blend of wine.

A blend of several varietal wines designed to become a well-balanced sparkling wine.

(Coo-vay) - Literally "vat," typically means the blend of different grapes that make up a specific wine.

A distinct lot of wine. Used to distinguish blends and special bottling.

Blended champagne. Pronounced 'coo-vay'.

Means the blend of different grapes to make a wine

(French) The blend of base wines that eventually undergo a secondary fermentation to create a sparkling wine. The blend may be or wines derived from different vineyards, grape varieties or vintages.

A blend of different types of cacao beans.

A French term meaning a vat or tank. Often used to refer to the best product a producer has to offer.

Many producers in the Rhône Valley and South of France produce special, deluxe lots of wine or a lot of wine from a specific grape variety that they bottle separately, usually the producer's best product, although the system is unregulated.

A French term meaning the blend. It's used most often in reference to sparkling wine, for instance blending Chardonnay with Pinot Noir or one vintage with another.

A blend or special lot of wine.

(French) A blended wine or a special selection.

Many producers in the Rhône Valley produce special, deluxe lots of wine or a lot of wine from a specific grape variety that they bottle separately. These lots are often referred to as cuvées.

A blend of grape varieties. Château Thénac wines are, for the most part, blended.

With regards to champagne, this term refers to the first 200 or so litres of juice from the first pressing.

The pressing, or a blending of several wines. Back

French term for a blend, or for the wine from a specific barrel or vat.

of the barrel” Wines blended from different vineyards, or even different varieties.

Cuvée is a still wine that was purposely blended with the idea of eventually making champagne.

Like the words cask and reserve, cuvee is an unregulated term that some wineries use to indicate a special (or reserve) batch of wine.

( coo-vay):A term for the initial pressing of the grape, and also a term for a blend of high-quality wines.

A given lot or batch of wine usually held in a single tank or large cask. Often refers to a specific blend of still wines blended purposely for later champagne making.

The pressing, or a blending of several wines. [ edit

Cuvée (or Cuvee on some English language labels) is a French term used on wine labels to denote wine of a specific blend or batch. The word originates from the French word cuve meaning "vat". A cuvée wine may be numbered, indicating that the winemaker assigned a unique number to that blend.