franquesa (in wine context)

English translation: clean, purity.

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Catalan term or phrase:franquesa (in wine context)
English translation:clean, purity.
Entered by: Berni Armstrong

15:07 Sep 3, 2003
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / Wine making
Catalan term or phrase: franquesa (in wine context)
Hi there,

A good wine needs three things according to my original:

intensidad - (intensity?)
Harmonia - (balance?)
and
Franquesa - (????)

Anyone know the correct wine making term?

Cheers,

Berni
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 06:19
clean (adj.)
Explanation:
No sé com serà el nom, però els vins 'francs' es tradueixen per 'clean wines'.



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clean
A clean wine is one without faults, either in smell or flavor.

© Copyright Barron\'s Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER\'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

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franc adj.

1. [indicant l\'òrgan sensitiu] Dit del vi que manifesta els seus atributs d\'una manera clara. Un vi franc en nas, en boca. 2. Dit del vi sense alteracions ni defectes o sense olors ni gustos falsos o inadequats. Un vi franc (o honest, o honrat, o net).

cas directo; franco; honesto; leal

fr carré; droit; franc; loyal

ang clean; honest; straightforward

Diccionari del vi
http://idd01yq8.eresmas.net/Fitxes/Textos/Arxius/dvi/Entorn....

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Al Collins diu que la qualitat de ser \'clean\' es diu \'cleanness\'.

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Si busques \'cleanless wine\' a Google trobes un bon munt de resultats pertinents.
Selected response from:

Traduim
Grading comment
In the end I went with clean after finding a page very similar to the original using that word. Thanks to all three of you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5limpidness
Manuel Plaza
3clean (adj.)
Traduim
3openness
Sheila Hardie


  

Answers


24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
limpidness


Explanation:
In Spain for sure what to look for is is intensidad, harmonía y limpidez (limpidness). See (in Spanish):
http://www.enologosrioja.org/cata.htm#organiza

Manuel Plaza
Spain
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clean (adj.)


Explanation:
No sé com serà el nom, però els vins 'francs' es tradueixen per 'clean wines'.



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Note added at 7 mins (2003-09-03 15:14:44 GMT)
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clean
A clean wine is one without faults, either in smell or flavor.

© Copyright Barron\'s Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER\'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

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Note added at 9 mins (2003-09-03 15:16:49 GMT)
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franc adj.

1. [indicant l\'òrgan sensitiu] Dit del vi que manifesta els seus atributs d\'una manera clara. Un vi franc en nas, en boca. 2. Dit del vi sense alteracions ni defectes o sense olors ni gustos falsos o inadequats. Un vi franc (o honest, o honrat, o net).

cas directo; franco; honesto; leal

fr carré; droit; franc; loyal

ang clean; honest; straightforward

Diccionari del vi
http://idd01yq8.eresmas.net/Fitxes/Textos/Arxius/dvi/Entorn....

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Note added at 36 mins (2003-09-03 15:43:41 GMT)
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Al Collins diu que la qualitat de ser \'clean\' es diu \'cleanness\'.

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Note added at 37 mins (2003-09-03 15:44:38 GMT)
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Si busques \'cleanless wine\' a Google trobes un bon munt de resultats pertinents.

Traduim
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
In the end I went with clean after finding a page very similar to the original using that word. Thanks to all three of you.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
openness


Explanation:
I think it could be openness, Berni.

HTH


Sheila


Bordeaux 2001 part III - the right bank - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... was a relief to come across the occasional wine that showed ... A little more warmth on
the nose, and some more openness. ... Good quality on the palate, with a bit of ...
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(12/01) meet the winemaker - Jean-Louis Chave of the Rhone - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... This wine feels as if it is resolving itself from ... On the palate it is tight and leathery,
with a deep ... black fruit, with more ripeness and openness towards the ...
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Signorello Vineyards - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... An extra bit of openness on the palate carries ... and beautifully-crafted with everything
in harmony through the ... in its extensive oakiness, this wine needs to be ...
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... An extra bit of openness on the palate carries ... This wine is crisp, assertive, complex
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Tasting Notes from Wednesday Group by Dick Scheer - January 1999 - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... 16.7in contrast, this 96 red burgundy showed more openness when the staff tried it
an ... generous wine value./ lots of textural play and appeal. ... needs a few months ...
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july99 - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Contra Costa County are noted for their openness and generosity ... Yet, here is a wine
now about to enter its ... only a wisp of dryness in the latter palate gives its ...
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Dominus Reviews - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... a Pomerol-like lushness, openness, and delicious black ... succulent, rich, fleshy, user-friendly,
delicious wine. Undeniably hedonistic, it caresses the palate. ...
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Another possibility is PURITY


The French use the word \'franc\' to describe a \'pure\' wine.


Wine Reviews - Kilikanoon Wines - Clare Valley - South Australia - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Full-bodied, with tremendous richness, purity and harmony, this beauty ... It possesses
great richness, power, thickness and intensity as well as tremendous ...
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Arcadian Winery - Robert M. Parker, Jr\'s The Wine Advocate Review - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Long and rich, with excellent texture, fine purity, good underlying acidity, and
subtle wood notes, it ... A wine of cunning, intensity, harmony, power, and ...
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2001 Burgundy wine report & offer - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Amazing purity, harmony and complexity. ... Once again there is fabulous purity on the
palate, with ... Superb intensity on the palate, rich, mouth filling, pure, red ...
www.gauntley-wine.co.uk/latestoffers/ 2001_burgundy.html - 75k - En caché - Páginas similares

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 06:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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