Complete
Satisfying and mature, with good mouth-feel and finish.
Complex
Having multifaceted aroma and flavor; a hallmark of greatness.
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Complete
Mature, well balanced, satisfying mouth-feel and firm aftertaste.
Complex
Multiple aromas and/or flavors. Evidence of a high quality wine.
Complete
Mature, with good follow-through on the palate, satisfying mouth-feel and firm aftertaste.
Complex
Multifaceted aroma and/or flavor. Most wines considered great exhibit a combination of flavor and aroma elements.
Complete: A full-bodied wine rich in extracts with a pronounced finish.
Complex: Describes a wine that combines all flavour and taste components in almost miraculous harmony.
Completely lacking sweetness. Should not be confused with bitterness or sourness.
Dull
See Cloudy.
COMPLETER: (a.k.a Lafnetscha). White-wine grape native to Switzerland and used in the Grisons canton region to make aromatic wine blends with some aging ability.
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To complete the winemaking, those wines which are deemed by the winemaker to have retained their delicacy throughout this process are again fortified with neutral alcohol to a desired alcohol level of around 16% and sold as a fino sherry.
The complete phrase is "Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete" which is almost always abbreviated to QbA in the US and on the wine label. It means "quality wine from a specified region." It is a legal designation under the 1971 German wine laws.
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Appellation d'Origine Vin De Qualité Supérieure (AOVDQS)
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Setting was complete by mid June about 10 days ahead of 2004. Rainfall was well distributed throughout the budding and setting stages to cover water requirements.
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At pruning the two year old cane, and consequently much of this years growth, are completely removed.
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Before all the natural grape sugars have been completely fermented into alcohol, high-proof brandy is added to the tanks to stop fermentation. This results in a fortified wine that has incredible depth and intense fruit flavors.
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Tokaji wines are magnificently completed by two other types, considered as real rarities, great sensorial experiences: Tokaji Eszencia and Tokaji Aszú Eszencia, often written as Essencia or Essence.
Made from about 60% Grenache and completed with a blend of Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, the color is a bright, dark pink, almost cherry.
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This process is completely separate from alcoholic fermentation, which results from the action of yeast upon sugar, producing alcohol.
Once the wine tasting is complete, each guest should turn in their scorecards and the results tallied. Remove the bags from the wines to reveal the identities of each wine.
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Residual Sugar: Any sugar left in the wine after the fermentation is complete and the yeast have completed their life cycles and have died out. Sometimes residual sugar is desired, as in sweeter white wines or dessert wines.
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So, if there is no residual sugar left in the wine after the fermentation process is completed, the wine will be called "dry". From dry, we move to semi-sweet or off-dry (very little residual sugar) and then to sweet wines.
After the fermentation is complete, that vessel is plunged to near-freezing for 3 to 4 days to force the crystals to form. The crystals stick to the sides of the vessel, and when the wine is then removed, the crystals remain behind.
residual sugar (RS), the amount of unfermented sugar left in a wine after fermentation is complete, usually measured in grams per litre (g/l) or per cent. A residual sugar level of less than 2 g/l (0.02 per cent) is imperceptible to most palates.
For a long time, the grape was thought to be completely unrelated to Syrah, despite its name. Petite Sirah was believed to actually be Durif, a minor red grape variety first grown in southern France in the late 1800s.
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Lees
The solids left behind after FERMENTATION is complete: dead YEAST cells and grape matter. White wines matured in contact with the lees (in French, Sur Lie) can develop creamy, nutty flavours.
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A well-balanced wine is a wine with various components that exist in complete harmony. In these wines, no quality has been over pronounced or deficient in the aroma, flavour or aftertaste. But a well balanced wine is not necessarily a great wine.
MILLERANDAGE: A condition resulting from poor or incomplete pollination, in which the bunches contain fewer-than-normal, scattered berries. May result in a "poor set" in such cases. Yields can be drastically reduced over normal.
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Another tasting term denoting the winey taste of a wine that completely fills the mouth.
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Describes flavors and tactile sensations giving a feeling of completeness with no dominating characteristic. Almost the same as fat, but with more approval.
Usually indicates the presence of residual sugar, retained when grape sugar is not completely converted to alcohol. Even dry wines, however, may have an aroma of sweetness, the combination of intense fruit or ripeness.
Amontillado: A style of Sherry from Spain. The wine is completely dry, it ages in barrels and is then fortified with brandy to a final alcohol level of 16%.
Pomace: residue, usualIy grape skins, un-used pulp, and seeds, after fermentation is completed.
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Toasty Describes a wine characteristic reminiscent of lightly burnt toast, complete with the bready notes. Often derived from barrel-aging and frequently associated with dry sparkling wines.
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Lactic acid will exist if malolactic fermentation has been completed. Without sufficient acid, wines taste flat, age poorly and are more likely to spoil. If there is too much acid, the wine tastes tart and puckery.
Balance: The appraisal that a wine has flavour components in complete harmony, no single component dominating.
Blush Wine: A pink wine produced from grape juice or must from which the grape skins have been removed before fermentation is complete.
Bocoy: A wooden container larger than casks with a capacity of 700 liters.
Heces (sediment) Solid particles deposited on the bottom of the receptacle containing wine due to decantation, or once fermentation is completed. In wine tasting, advanced organic material that gives off very disagreeable, putrid odours.
The proper harmony of acidity, fruit and, where appropriate, tannins. A wine may show many good characteristics, but it will not be complete unless it is balanced.
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