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Nebuchadnezzar
A very large bottle holding 15 litres, the equivalent of 20 regular wine bottles. |
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Noble
Wines usually made from “aristocratic” grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay. |
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Noble rot
Common name for Botrytis cinerea, the mould that can pierce grape skins causing dehydration. The resulting grapes usually produce dessert wine. May also apply to some of the rubbish spoken about wine. |
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Nodes
Slight enlargements occurring at more or less regular intervals along the length of vine shoots and canes. One leaf develops at each of these nodes and a new bud forms in the axil at the node also. |
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Nose
The characteristics of a wine that can be detected when you smell it, including aroma and bouquet. |
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Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Woodbourne near Blenheim was established in 1939 as the base for No2 Service Flying Training School. In 1945 the training school was closed and the RNZAF Central Flying School along with some ground training units, including the Officers' School of Instruction were relocated to Woodbourne. Today, Woodbourne is the Air Force's only support base and has no operational squadrons based there.
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