Saturday, September 12, 2015

Beverage Glossary Alphabet (U-V)

Ugni Blanc. A type of white grape used primarily in making cognac.
Unallocable expenses. Expenses that are neither fixed nor directly tied to sales.
Underbar. Equipment installed behind and under the front bar.
Universal Product Code. A series of vertical bars of varying widths printed on the packaging
of most consumer products, which can be read by a computerized scanner for inventory
purposes. Abbreviated UPC.


Upsell. To suggest that a customer have his or her drink made with a more prestigious or
expensive liquor than the well brand.
Van der Hum. A South African brandy-based liqueur that is the equivalent of Curacao.
Variable expenses. Expenses that fluctuate, depending on the sales volume.
Varietal (va-RY-ah-tul). A wine named for its predominant grape.
Vatted Malt Scotch. A Scotch that is a blend of 100-percent malt whiskies from more than
one distillery. Also called Pure Malt Scotch.
Vase. A Pils-style beer glass. Also called a weizen glass.
Vieille reserve. A French term on a cognac label indicating that the cognac has been aged
at least 5 1/2 years. The literal translation is old reserve.
Vienna lager. A light- to medium-bodied beer with a distinct red or amber color and a
toasted malt aroma.
Viognier (VEE-ohn-YAY). A white-wine grape that makes a wine of the same name with
distinctive, assertive fruit flavors and light sweetness; used in blending or bottled on its own.
Vini da tavola. A Italian table wine produced outside the government’s D.O.C. quality standards,
although not necessarily of lesser quality.
Vintage. A term on a wine label indicating the year that the grapes were crushed and the
winemaking process began for that bottle.
Vintage-dated. A wine that has its year printed on the label, indicating all the grapes used
to make it were harvested in that year.
Vitus vinifera. The ancient, original grape species from which almost all of today’s wine
grapes are descended.
Vodka. Neutral spirit treated to remove distinctive character, aroma, and taste.
VS. On a Cognac label, stands for Very Superior, aged at least one and a half years.
VSOP. On a Cognac label, stands for Very Superior Old Pale, aged at least four and a half
years.

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