Saturday, September 12, 2015

Beverage Glossary Alphabet (Q-R)

Qualitatswein (KVAHL-ee-tots-VINE). A German wine-quality category; medium-quality
wine from a designated region. Abbreviated QbA.
Qualitatswein mit Pradikat (KVAHLih- tots-VINE met PRAD-dih-kut). A German superior quality
rating for wines having special attributes based on ripeness of the grape. Abbreviated QmP.
Rabbit. A much-imitated type of corkscrew, trademarked by the Metrokane company. Handles
that look somewhat like a rabbit’s ears are used to grasp the wine bottle’s neck as a
lever quickly extracts the cork.

Racking. In wine making the process of draining the juice off the lees (skins and stems) and
into a fresh cask.



Rail. 1. The recessed portion of a bar top closest to bartender, where drinks are poured.
Also called the glass rail, drip rail, or spill trough. 2. On antique bars the brass footrest at the
bottom front of the bar.
Ready-to-drink. A beverage category that includes premixed bottled or canned alcoholic beverage
products, such as alternatives. Abbreviated RTD.
Reasonable care. The legal term for what an ordinary, prudent person would do to prevent
harm or injury.
Rectification. The alteration of a distilled spirit by blending, adding flavors or color, or
re-distilling to purify or concentrate.
Refrigeration circuit. The system of equipment that chills and circulates air and correctly
humidifies refrigerated space.
Refrigeration cycle. The process of removing heat from a refrigerated space.
Regional brewery. A brewing facility that produces from 15,000 to 500,000 barrels of beer
annually.
Regional specialty brewery. A brewery whose main or largest-selling product is a micro brew
or speciality beer.
Regular rate. The hourly rate for determining overtime pay.
Relish fork. A long, thin two-tined fork for spearing such items as olives and cocktail
onions.
Reorder point. The point at which supplies must be ordered to maintain minimum stock.
Reposado Tequila. A Mexican Tequila that has been aged 2 to 11 months by law. Reposado
means resting in Spanish.
Requisition. 1. To request stock from the storeroom to be released for use at the bar. 2.
The form for requesting the issue of stock and the record of such issue. Also called an issue
slip.
Resveratol. An antioxidant that is found naturally in the skins of red grapes.
Riesling (REES-ling). A fruity white grape used to make many German white wines, including
(when it is picked overripe) late-harvest and dessert wines.
Rim (or rimming). To coat (or coating) the rim of a glass with salt, sugar, or celery salt
Rimmer. The device for rimming a glass evenly.
Rioja (ree-OH-hah). The Spanish wine district producing mostly red wines in the Bordeaux
style; the red wine that comes from this district.
ROI. Abbreviation for return on investment; share of profit expressed as a percentage of
amount invested.
Rose′ (roe-ZAY). A wine made from dark-skinned grapes whose juice is allowed to ferment
with the skins for only 12 to 24 hours, resulting in a light peach or pink color. Some rose′s
are in the blush-wine category.
Rotate stock. To put new supplies behind the existing stock so that the oldest will be used
first.
Router. See zester.
Rum. A spirit distilled from molasses or sugar-cane.
Rye. 1. A whiskey made with 51 percent or more of rye plus other grains, aged at least two
years in charred new-oak containers. 2. In the East the popular term for blended whiskey.
Sake (sah-kee). A Japanese wine made from rice.


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