Here are the definitions for the letter "c"

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Cloudy (see also Brilliant, Hazy)

Opposite of clear. Noticable cloudiness is undesirable except in cellar aged wines that have not been decanted properly. A characteristic of some unfiltered wines showing the result of winemaking mistakes and often possessing an unpleasant taste.

Cloying (see also Sweet Below)

Excessive sugar component annoys with dominating flavour and aftertaste. The wine is then demonstrably unbalanced relative to the other components.

Co-operative

A winery run and owned by a group of local winemakers. Quality varies - some can turn out high quality wines, others produce little of interest.

Coarse

Rude or harsh in flavor; clumsy or crude.

COCOCCIOLA

Has synonym name Cacciola. Reported as a variety that may be added to the Trebbiano d 'Abruzzo white wine blend. Once regarded as a well-respected variety in the Abruzzi region of Italy.

CODA DI VOLPE

Variety grown in Campania, Italy, especially near Naples, and used for white blending wine in the "Lachryma Christi del Vesuvio" white version along with Verdicchio, Greco Bianco and Falanghina.

CODEGA

Has synonym name of Roupeiro and is one of the main varieties known under the alias name of Boal, or Bual, that are grown on the island of Madeira for use in fortified wines.

Cold stabilisation

This process merely involves chilling wine prior to bottling. This causes tartaric acid to crystallise out, thereby avoiding the formation of tartrate crystals when the wine is in the bottle.

Colheita (Portugal)

An aged tawny Port from a single vintage which will be declared on the label.

COLOMBARD

Better known as French Colombard in North America. The grapes from old vines are crushed by some northern Californian producers and made into a fruity white wine of interesting character in both dry and sweet versions. Otherwise mainly grown in California to provide backbone, due to its natural acidic character, for white "jug" wine blends. Still grown in S.W France where it is used for white wine blends in certain Bordeaux and Gascony AOC 's and is also used for distilling into brandy. Also widely grown in South Africa. A recent DNA check by the U.C. Davis team in California demonstrated that this variety possibly resulted from a cross of Gouais Blanc x Chenin Blanc.

COLORINO

Variety occasionally used in a light-bodied blend, based on Sangiovese, with other red wines of Tuscany, Italy. The grape has several synonym names. (No other details as yet).

COMETTA

Red wine variety grown in central Italy. Used as an ingredient in sweet wine blends. (No other details as yet).

Commune (France)

Refers to a village and the surrounding vineyards, for example, the communes of the left bank of Bordeaux include Pauillac, St Julien, St Estèphe and so on.

Complete

Mature, with good follow-through on the palate, satisfying mouth-feel and firm aftertaste.

Complex

Multifaceted aroma and/or flavor. Most wines considered great exhibit a combination of flavor and aroma elements.