Brilliant
Bright and sparkling in appearance so that one can see the light through the wine. Opposite of dull and cloudy.
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brilliant
Brilliant relates to the color of the wine. A brilliant wine is one that s clear, with no haze or cloudiness to the color.
Brilliant
Brilliant is another wine taster's term, used to describe wine that's crystal clear, with no cloudiness or sediment.
Brut
Brut is a type of Champagne that's very dry - drier than extra dry.
Brilliant
A clear and bright - as opposed to cloudy - appearance.
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Capsule
The protective metal or plastic sheath over the cork and neck of a wine bottle. The capsule keeps the cork from drying out and admitting air into the bottle.
Brilliant
A visual term: Exceptionally clear and transparent.
Brooding
A description for a heavy, intense red wine with depths of complexity; may also refer to a wine of this type that's "closed" but shows a sense of hidden glories.
Brilliant
Describes the appearance of very clear, bright wines with absolutely no visible suspended or particulate matter. Not always a plus, as it can indicate a highly filtered wine.
Brilliant: perfectly clear, without haziness. Brilliant wines often have higher than normal acidities, ...
Brilliant
The description of a wine that is absolutely clear.
Brix
The measure of the density of grape juice or fermenting wine, used to ascertain sugar level at harvest.
Brilliant: Wine that isshining, clean in appearance and has luminous reflections.
Broad: A full-bodied, complex wine with plenty of subtleties.
Brilliant: Describes a wine that has a shining, clean appearance, with luminous reflections.
Broad: Means a full-bodied, complex wine with plenty of subtleties.
BRILLIANT
Very clear (and transparent in white wines) appearance with no visible particulates or suspensions. May be sign of flavor deficiency in heavily filtered wines.
Brilliant: A sensory evaluation term to describe a wine that is crystal clear and absolutely free from sediment or cloudiness.
"A brilliantly informative primer to the wines of Alsace" - Tom Stevenson
For your information a guide to the Grands Crus of Alsace is also available.
Brilliant
Exceptionally clear and transparent. Describes the appearance of very clear wines with absolutely no visible suspended or particulate matter. Not always a plus, as it can indicate a highly filtered wine.
Browning ...
A brilliant dress of pale gold adorns this assembled wine, well-balanced in Semillon and Sauvignon vines. Its floral and lively bouquet develops perfumes of citrus fruits.
Sometimes brilliant winemaking variety, often contributing an elusive, smoky character to its wines, that can be dry or outrageously sweet. Lime infused aromas, intense stonefruit flavours and a certain razzle-dazzle.
The wine should be brilliantly clear. The depth of color is significant: you will learn by experience what it should be for each variety of wine.
Clear ruby, showing brilliant reddish-orange glints in the glass. Ripe cherry-berry fruit comes together with nuances of dill and vanilla in an appealing aroma, and the flavor is luscious and ripe, ...
In other words the Champagne at those times was turbid and certainly not brilliant like we are used to see it today.
Great in the south, less brilliant in the north
Weather Conditions
After a wet spring, flowering took place early in the north, but both Côte Rôtie and Condrieu reported some hail damage.
Some wines deposit their suspended material (yeast cells, particles of skins, etc.) very quickly, and the supernatant wine remains nearly brilliant.
A member of the Cabernet family of grapes, the name "Carménère" originates from the French word for crimson (carmin) which refers to the brilliant crimson colour of the autumn foliage prior to leaf-fall.
Is the wine watery or dark, translucent or opaque, dull or brilliant, cloudy or clear? Can you see sediment? Tilt your glass a bit, give it a little swirl - look again, is there sediment, bits of cork or any other floaters?
We want the wine to be free of any sediment, leaving it clear and brilliant. Red wines tend to lose their color as they mature, while white wines tend to grow darker with age. A good quality wine generally will be intense in color.
Duboeuf, Georges. French winemaker and brilliant marketer who did much to popularize Beaujolais Nouveau around the world.
Finish. The lingering taste a wine leaves after you swallow it.
The colour will vary from a very pale yellow with a slightly green and often brilliant tinge when young and from a cool region developing with age into a golden, honey-coloured sometimes viscous wine.
But the toe-tingling and brilliant Sauvignon Blanc is not the only Kiwi wine out there.
Vivo (lively) Wine which is brilliant in appearance.
VM See Vino de Mesa.
VT See Vino de la Tierra.
The reason why consumers have such a great choice of good (but not brilliant) wines at below $15 is because most wine producers crop their vineyards at the middle or 'middle plus' end of the yield spectrum.
It says itself of a wine of clear and brilliant color not containing suspended matter.
LIQUOREUX (SYRUPY) ...
This grape produces wines with a brilliant sweet/acid balance ranging from bone dry to intensely sweet. Riesling's varietal characteristics are very distinctive; delicate, perfumed, floral, and fruity with fresh apple and apricot scents.', '', 300)"; ...
 See also: Wine, Aroma, Grape, White, Fruit
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