The universe of wine
Broundec: stem, the shoot of one year
Cepo: the trunk of the vine
Chobriolar: grappiller or Chobriooulaïre: gleaner, one who collects what’s left amongst the vines after the grape harvest
Cloretto: Clairette de Die
Eibroutonar: disbudding
Foueire: digging the vine
Govec: vine shoot, small faggot of sticks
Gruno: grape seed
Molioou: vine shoot
Monoulieiro: this word refers to each row of vine stock
Oriliou: a small bunch of grapes
Pouar: pruning the vine
Rosiou, rosin: grape
Serre: slope
Tina: a vat of grapes
Tino: the vat
Trouillaire: the person who presses the wine
Trouillar: to press the wine
Veindegnaïre: grape harvester
Veindegnar: to harvest the grapes
Nature
Fellio: leaf
Meirosso: small river that waters the Die area
A thousand and one ways to taste the wine
Chicholo: to dip bread into the wine
Chicouler: to drink with delight
Chouquar: to drink and raise a toast to someone’s health
Goubec: a glass
Mourna: a large glass of wine
Veirouya: a full glass of wine
And not forgetting…
Boutocier: name given to the people of the Vercors who come to Die to buy wine in order to take it back and sell it in their own areas
Dio: Die
Sollienchoux: inhabitants of Saillans