Decoding the language of wine
David Ellis helps us translate some of the common terms used to describe wine. What are the wine writers really saying?
LUSCIOUS: is used to describe a wine that is full bodied with a rich texture, and usually applies to sweeter, after-dinner wines.
ZESTY: a wine with noticeable acidity and citrus notes.
BISCUITY: WHEN a winemaker speaks of their wine having suggestions of being ‘biscuity,’ they’re referring to it having flavours and aromas that remind you of yeast or bread dough.
CLOYING: is used to describe a wine that is excessively sweet through a lack of acidity to give it balance.
CIGAR BOX: refers to the tobacco-like aromas in a wine that derive from its storage in oak.
CLEAN: is an expression used to mean that a wine is not showing any obvious faults to it, or any out-of-place flavours or aromas.
David Ellis helps us translate some of the common terms used to describe wine. What are the wine writers really saying?
LUSCIOUS: is used to describe a wine that is full bodied with a rich texture, and usually applies to sweeter, after-dinner wines.
ZESTY: a wine with noticeable acidity and citrus notes.
BISCUITY: WHEN a winemaker speaks of their wine having suggestions of being ‘biscuity,’ they’re referring to it having flavours and aromas that remind you of yeast or bread dough.
CLOYING: is used to describe a wine that is excessively sweet through a lack of acidity to give it balance.
CIGAR BOX: refers to the tobacco-like aromas in a wine that derive from its storage in oak.
CLEAN: is an expression used to mean that a wine is not showing any obvious faults to it, or any out-of-place flavours or aromas.
1 comment:
If you ask me to pick between boxed wine and bottled wine then I will pick boxed wine. Because boxed wines are less costly and also the quality of boxed wine is also so good. Further, the packaging of boxed wine needs less energy. However, I always purchase boxed wine from the Brik Wine Co. website. Boxed wine vs bottled
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