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Nebuchadnezzar
A very large bottle holding 15 litres, the equivalent of 20 regular wine bottles. |
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Noble
Wines usually made from “aristocratic” grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay. |
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Noble rot
Common name for Botrytis cinerea, the mould that can pierce grape skins causing dehydration. The resulting grapes usually produce dessert wine. May also apply to some of the rubbish spoken about wine. |
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Nodes
Slight enlargements occurring at more or less regular intervals along the length of vine shoots and canes. One leaf develops at each of these nodes and a new bud forms in the axil at the node also. |
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Nose
The characteristics of a wine that can be detected when you smell it, including aroma and bouquet. |
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In 1847 Frederick Weld landed 2,500 sheep at Port Underwood. Driving them south, he crossed the Awatere River arriving at Flaxbourne, where he established the first extensive Merino sheep run in the South Island. Within three years the grasslands as far as the Kaikoura Ranges had been occupied by squatters. A decade later, control of the grasslands by a mere 50 or so run-holders was confirmed with leaseholds at nominal rentals.
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