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Descendant: Point opposite the Ascendant and cusp of the seventh house; it describes one's interreation with others.

Eona: Cultivar developed 1925 by N.E. Hansen in S. Dakota. Derived from a cross of Lady Washington (a complex Concord descendant) and the Beta variety. Has white/pink berry skin, growing in small, . . . View Full Definition

Chardonnay: (aka Feinburgunder and Morillon in Austria). This variety is the best-known white-wine producer grown in France and known to be one of the recently determined (1999) 16 possible direct desce . . . View Full Definition

Sauvignon Blanc: Classic white-wine producer variety commonly planted in the Bordeaux and eastern Loire regions of France. Shows vigorous growth and is late maturing. Members of the cépage are now thought by . . . View Full Definition

Deuteronomic Law: The belief that God could choose to wait several generations before punishing a sinful race for the sins of the fathers. Thus, the children or descendants of the original criminals or evildo . . . View Full Definition

Nephilim: In ancient Hebrew tradition, the Nephilim (singular Naphil) were a race of giants referred to in Genesis 6:4 (Now giants were upon the earth in those days') and in Numbers 13:33 (We saw the . . . View Full Definition

Beaunoir: (No other details other than it is Chardonnay-like white-wine creating variety that is one of the known 16 possible descendants of a Pinot cepage x Gouais Blanc ancient variety crossing and . . . View Full Definition

Per Stirpes: Per stirpes is the legal term for transferring the assets of your estate to your children and their descendants. With a per stirpes distribution, each of your children who is named as a bene . . . View Full Definition

Bachet Noir: (No other details as yet other than it has the synonym name Francois Noir and is one of the 16 known direct possible descendants of the ancient Pinot cepage x Gouais Blanc cross that resulte . . . View Full Definition

Horizon: One of several lines or planes used as reference for observation and measurement relative to a given location on the surface of the earth. The geographic horizon, also called the apparent ho . . . View Full Definition