Vineyard Lexicon

The Vineyard Lexicon of Le Payral serves as your guide to understanding our activity and the principles of biodynamic farming. Here, you’ll find various definitions of terms that you may come across on different pages of the website. If a definition isn’t clear to you or if you’d like to suggest adding a word to our lexicon, feel free to contact us.

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There are currently 2 names in this directory beginning with the letter S.
Selected yeast
Commercial yeast strains added to the must to initiate alcoholic fermentation.

Sulfites
Sulfur dioxide used in winemaking for its antiseptic and antioxidant qualities.