| e and enjoy wines, you ought to know what the | | | | best example is to associate the expression to |
| wine words are that are. Here is a swift and | | | | the crispness of an apple. |
| simple guide that will aid you know what the | | | | Depth-The wine word depth describes to a wine |
| meanings are for. The wine words used most | | | | with a lot of character, full of body, and has |
| often to portray how tastes, looks and smells. | | | | assorted perceptible flavors. |
| Feel free to grab this list with you to your next | | | | Dry-A dry wine is not sweet. In dry wines all of |
| wine tasting and you will awe your friends with | | | | the sugar from the grapes have, through |
| your extra information and terminology. | | | | fermentation, been revised to alcohol. |
| Aroma-This refers to the smell of a wine. | | | | Earthy-This is a term used to describe a flavor |
| Austere-This term is used in tasting that express | | | | that would draw from the soil where the grapes |
| wines that are so young they have not they | | | | were grown. |
| advanced an aroma that is detectable. | | | | Finish-This designates to the taste or feeling that |
| Balance-A well balanced wine is one where all the | | | | is left in the mouth after the range you are |
| chief fixings, the acid, alcohol, fruit and tannins are | | | | tasting has been swallowed. |
| all working so well together that none stands out | | | | Fruity-When a wine has the flavor or aroma of a |
| from another. | | | | fruit this term is used. |
| Bite-This is an explanatory term if what you are | | | | Hard-If loads of acidity or tannins is tasted this |
| tasting has agreeable level of acidity. | | | | term is used. |
| Bitter-A bitter taste will convey at the back of | | | | Oak-Several wines are aged in oak barrels. This |
| the tongue. | | | | method discloses a wood or oak flavor that can |
| Body-When body is used as name it is meant to | | | | be detected in some wines. |
| tell the fullness or texture that is being tasted. | | | | Tannin-This is a naturally found element in wines |
| This will be affected by the alcohol matter. | | | | that comes from the grape skins, pulp and stalks. |
| Bouquet-This is the aroma, generally of a fruity or | | | | Tannins are the very significant factor in the aging |
| floral quality, that comes from the alcohol and | | | | and taste and are accountable for the puckering |
| acid. | | | | quality you can sometimes experience. |
| Breathing-This is when air is allowed to associate | | | | Thin-This word is used when the taste and body |
| with the wine after opening to reduce and further | | | | is inadequate in depth and is not very exciting. |
| develop the flavor. | | | | There are additional wine words, but these are |
| Clean-If a wine is described as being clean it | | | | the most common. Start using these as you |
| means the wine has no foul flavors or odors. | | | | taste wines and you will actually sound like you |
| Crisp-A crisp wine is one that has advantageous | | | | are aware of what you are talking about. |
| acidity and taste without being overly sweet. The | | | | |