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Cave (KAHV) Wine cellar or winery

Cépage (say-PAHZH) Grape variety

Chai (SHAY) Above-ground wine storage building, common in Bordeaux

Champagne (sham-PAHN-yuh) Sparkling wine from the Champagne region only

Chaptalisation (shap-tah-lee-zah-see-OHN) Adding sugar before fermentation to increase alcohol

Château (shah-TOE) Wine estate, especially in Bordeaux

Climat (klee-MAH) Named vineyard parcel in Burgundy

Clos (KLOH) Walled vineyard

Collage (koh-LAHZH) Fining - clarifying wine with proteins

Côte (KOHT) Slope or hillside

Coteau/Coteaux (koh-TOE) Hillside(s)

Crémant (kray-MAHN) Sparkling wine made outside Champagne using traditional method

Cru (KROO) Growth - a quality designation for vineyards

Cru Classé (kroo klah-SAY) Classified growth, especially in Bordeaux

Cuve/Cuvée (koov/koo-VAY) Tank or vat / A specific blend or batch

Cuverie/Cuvier (koo-veh-REE/koo-vee-AY) Fermentation room