Leah’s Beer School: Lesson 12
What is a cuvée? Originally a French wine term, cuvée is derived from the French word cuve which means vat or tank. Used frequently to describe wine and champagne, cuvée is becoming a common beer term too. A cuvée often denotes a specific blend or batch, alluding to a product of premium quality. Winemakers will produce regular blends of wine, reserving the term cuvée to refer to special blends or higher quality wines. A winery’s highest quality cuvées are referred to as reserve wines, and cuvées not selected for the first label are referred to as second wines, or second …