Drinking wine is easy, however, understanding it can be quite difficult. Here at the Vino Club, we have put together some tasting and general terms used within the wine industry. Take a look at the sections below and get your wine knowledge up to date.
-- A --AcidityA crucial, natural, balancing element that gives a wine freshness, vitality and life and a sharp, clean taste on the back palate (finish).AggressiveA sensation resulting from an excess of tannin, acidity...
-- D --Demi-SecA French term meaning half dry, therefore medium dry.DepthThe concentration or richness of flavour.DevelopedA term to indicate maturity, as in...
-- L --LanolinAn oiliness found in some heavy white wines, particularly Semillon.Late HarvestVines that are picked later than normal in the quest for extra ripe grapes with which to make intense dry white, very...
-- Q --QuaffingDrinking with purpose. See "glugger". This is what you would do with a case of gluggers!-- R --ReductiveA word associated with a "skunky" smell...
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