Distinctive
Notable, with a refined character.
DOLCETTO
A red-wine grape widely grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. Primarily used for making fast maturing, fruity and robust dark reds with a faintly bitter flavor.
Distinctive
Elegant, refined character that sets the wine apart on its own.
Dry
Opposite of sweet; somewhat subjective in that tasters may perceive sweetness to varying degree.
Distinctive
Noticeably different character that sets a wine apart.
Dry
Not sweet.
Distinctive blackcurranty flavour with a hint of mint and cedar.
Vinification
Fermented in stainless steel or oak. Fermentation temperature not critical because of robustness of grape. Matured in old or new oak.
Distinctive
Elegant, refined character that sets the wine apart from other wines.
Dry wine
Wine in which all the grape sugar has been converted to alcohol leaving very little non-fermentable sugars. This happens during the fermentation process.
Distinctive
Elegant, refined character that sets the wine apart.
Dominant
The aroma or flavour in question outweighs everything else in the wine. Not usually a favourable description; opposed to 'balance.' ...
A distinctive mark of the enological production of Rioja is the long aging - very long, if compared to the average of other countries - of the wine in oak casks.
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A very distinctive grape variety giving very zesty, grassy, refreshing wines.
Cullens distinctive and atypically concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot heads the list of stellar Western Australian cabernets from 1995, narrowly but clearly heading off excellent wines from Moss Wood, ...
MADERIZED Distinctive brown colour in wine due usually to period of air exposure. Regarded as synonym for "oxidized". Originates from the taste/appearance of Madeira wines. "Sherrified" is commonly used synonym.
foxy - distinctive taste of the grapes and wine of some American vines, especially Vitis labrusca and some of its hybrids. Methyl anthranilate is the (often) offending compound.
Distinctive, elegant, and refined
DOC
An abbreviation of Denominazione di Origine Controllata, Denomination of Controlled Origin, an upper level Italian wine classification.
Positive and distinctive taste characteristics giving definition to a wine.
Clean
A well-constructed wine with no offensive smells or tastes.
Caramel
A distinctive odor in heated sweet wines and a subtle component of Champagne.
Pinotage has a distinctive, refreshing and very fruity flavor. Many tasters mention a banana-like taste, earthy tones, and bramble fruit notes. Wines made from this grape can be consumed young, in order to savor their fruity flavor.
Amphora: A distinctively shaped jar that was used for storing and transporting wine in Greek and Roman times.
foxyDistinctive character of wines made from native American grapes. free-runJuice that runs from the grapes without pressing. It is often the best quality juice.
Fine, with distinctive character, elegance and refinement.
Dried out. Without any fresh-fruit flavor. See also Oxidized.
Dry. Not sweet. A wine in which the sugar content has been fermented out.
Dull.
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Bite A firm and distinctive perception of tannins or acidity. This can be a positive or negative attribute depending on whether the overall perception of the wine is balanced.
Bitter An unpleasant perception of tannins.
Sherry A fortified wine that has been subjected to controlled oxidation to produce a distinctive flavor. Solera system A process used to systematically blend various vintages of Sherry.
Les Blanchots is the grand cru with perhaps the most distinctive character, being a slightly cooler site than the others, and thus the wines are a touch more steely, lighter and elegant. Sometimes the wines of this 12.
herbaceous Many wines have a distinctive herbal smell that is generally said to be herbaceous. Specific herbal smells can be of thyme, lavender, rosemary, oregano, fennel, or basil and are common in Rhőne wines.
However, it is also a wine with a lot of diversity with different regions producing Zinfandels with their own distinctive character.
Finesse - Distinctive balance; fineness; elegance and flair.
Finish - Aftertaste, or final impression the wine leaves; it can have a long finish or a short one (not desirable).
The Gneiss is a clear, straw-color wine; its distinctive "crushed seashells" and chalk character shouts "Muscadet!" White fruit and snappy citrus surround chalky minerality on the palate, clean, refreshing and long.
The Semillon grape is distinctive in that it lends itself to the production of a variety of different wine styles. From the Bordeaux region of France come the great Sauternes and Barsac.
With as distinctive and sweet an aroma-flavor profile as Gewürztraminer, Viognier is nevertheless usually made in a dry style and seems to appeal more to the typical Chardonnay drinker.
Chances are, they make a wine distinctive to their country, or maybe even just to a particular region. Probably the most well-known wine-producing region in the world is Bordeaux, a district in France that covers 284,320 acres of vineyards.
The most salient characteristic of sauvignon blanc is its distinctive, penetrating aroma, which can evoke scents of grapefruit, lime, green melon, gooseberry, passion fruit, freshly mown grass, and bell pepper.
Cambria is of the opinion that where it can rely on reducing deficit irrigation, the variety succeeds in creating its own distinctive typicity, one quite different from what it offers in the areas in Tuscany.
A dry, light style of *sherry that has a distinctive salty, tangy flavour that comes from being aged under a layer of yeast cells, called a 'flor'.
Widely grown in Italy as distinctive area sub-varieties, such as Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia Istriana etc. Has synonym name Malvasia Fina in Italy and Portugal.
The particular flavor characteristics associated with a grape picked at optimum maturity - (eg: distinctive "berrylike" taste of California Zinfandels, "blackcurrants" of Cabernet Sauvignon etc).
VEGETAL (see also EARTHY, LEAFY, YEASTY/YEASTLIKE).
The wines for your tasting need to have much in common and yet possess distinctive qualities, so they're similar yet different.
But not all are distinctively packaged, and thus you may find yourself staring at a full shelf of lookalike bottles with unpronounceable French names, wondering which one was the bottle recommended by your favorite wine magazine or blogger.
Sauvignon blanc from the Marlborough region of New Zealand combines distinctive mouth-puckering acidity with fresh citrus flavors and aromas of freshly-cut grass. Sounds strange, but once you taste it, you're hooked.
Gewurztraminer - Gewurztraminer is a white wine that produces distinctive wines rich in spicy aromas and full flavors, ranging from dry to sweet.
An aromatic variety responsible for distinctive whites such as France's Sancerre, California's Fumé Blancs and many of New Zealand's best whites.
Most famous for Condrieu, a distinctive white wine of the Rhone Valley. Viognier became very fashionable in the 1990s and is now produced extensively in the United States and Europe. The grape produces wines with floral, apricot and peach overtones ...
Character
That which makes a wine distinctive. A region's winemaking tradition, soils, and grape varieties combine to produce a wine's character.
Clarification
The process of removing cloudiness in the wine by filtration and/or fining.
They all reeked of vinegar and a few even had a distinctive smell of nail polish remover thrown in for good measure. They were awful, but were also a great example of one of the most common winemaking faults, volatile acidity or VA.
Distinguished
Fine, with distinctive character, elegance and refinement.
Dominant
The aroma or flavor in question outweighs everything else in the wine. Not usually a favorable description ...
Maderized
A wine showing distinctive brown colour in wine due usually to period of air exposure (oxydized).
Magnum
A bottle of 1.5 litres, or two 0.75 litre bottles.
Fragrant, floral, and distinctively peppery. A trademark of Syrah, also found in Grenache, Carignan, Petite Sirah.
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Breed: according to Michael Broadbent, English wine authority, breed is "a distinctive and distinguished quality stemming from the combination of fine site soil, cépage (grape type), and the skill of the vignernon (winemaker)'.
Oak: Wine is often aged in oak barrels to add that distinctive "oaky" flavor. The process can add a hint of vanilla and butter to whites and tobacco, coffee or simply "oak" flavor to reds.
Black pepper: Fragrant, floral, and distinctively peppery. A trademark of Syrah, also found in Grenache, Carignan, Petite Sirah.
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Rustic: Describes wines made by old-fashioned methods or tasting like wines made in an earlier era. Can be a positive quality in distinctive wines that require aging.
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Italian white-wine grape grown in the far Northeast, no kin to Hungarian Tokay, but capable of producing a delightfully distinctive and aromatic white wine with a unique floral scent; also occasionally seen in California.
Concord
Concord is most famous for being the "grape juice" grape. It's also most likely to end up in a jam or jelly jar! Concord's distinctive grape-juice aroma renders it only suitable for winemakers who enjoy this element in their wines.
" In Bordeaux, France, it refers to the very top estates. In Burgundy, France, it refers to those vineyards that are distinctive enough to be listed on the label, but not great enough to stand on their own (as are the Grand Cru vineyards).
Finish
The impression left in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed. To be good, it should be distinctive and memorable rather than watery or short (the flavour isn't sustained).
Earthy: Often used as a pejorative descriptor for a rustic wine that's not entirely clean, but can also be a component of complexity deriving from the wine's distinctive soil character.
Loureiro, white wine grape used in the production of Vinho Verde, in northern Portugal. A high yielding grape with crisp acidity and a distinctive Bay leaf like aroma.
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This compound has a distinctive musty aroma that some people describe as moldy, wet newspaper or cardboard, wet dog or a damp basement. Even a small amount of this can obscure the normal aromas and flavors of a wine and thus this is a faulty wine.
 See also: Distinct, Wine, Grape, Region, Character
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