Dominant
The aroma or flavor in question outweighs everything else in the wine. Not usually a favorable description
Dried out
Without any fresh-fruit flavor. See also Oxidized.
Dominant raspberry flavour with hint of herbs.
Vinification
As for Cabernet Sauvignon: Fermented in stainless steel or oak. Fermentation temperature not critical because of robustness of grape. Matured in old or new oak.
Predominant in Alsace, Italy, and Austria, this grape suggests some of the character of Chardonnay, and is often used to make sparkling wines. It is related to the Pinot Gris.
Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio (minerals, orange rind, pine) ...
The dominant Furmint grapes begin maturation with thick skins, but as they ripen the skins become thinner, and transparent. This allows the sun to penetrate the grape and evaporate much of the water inside, producing a higher proportion of sugar.
Riesling is the dominant grape variety of Germany and plantings stretch through the vine-growing areas of Central Europe. In terms of region, the plantings in the Alsace region of North-Eastern France, in California in the U.S.A.
Cencibel, the dominant red grape variety in Valdepeňas and La Mancha is yet another name for Tempranillo.
balance:In a balanced wine, no single component is either too dominant or lacking in intensity.
Ideally structure should be well-balanced, without any one component dominant. styleCharacteristics that form the personality of the wine. sugarA large collection of organic compounds present in grapes as a result of photosynthesis.
If the tannins are too dominant, give the wine some time. There are actually different types of tannins - some from the skins, some from the seeds and some from the barrel. Airing is unlikely to reduce their astringency.
Riesling is the dominant grape variety in Germany. It is found throughout Central Europe, the Alsace region of northeastern France, California, Australia, and New Zealand.
The predominant white variety is Chenin Blanc, which must account for at least 80% of Anjou Blanc, the remainder being mainly Chardonnay and Sauvignon.
In these two important wine areas of Piedmont, located in the south-eastern part of the region, the dominant red grape is not Nebbiolo but Barbera.
It is the dominant grape in the red wines from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, two of Spain 's most important wine regions. In Rioja, Tempranillo is often blended with Garnacha, Mazuelo and a few other minor grapes.
Overly predominant tannins may ruin a wine's taste. Technically tannins are called phenolic compounds.
Tartaric acid
Tartaric acid is a naturally occurring grape. It may crystallize when the wine chills.
Blackcurrant - The predominant aroma in Cabernet grapes.
Body - The weight and texture of a wine; it may be light-bodied or full-bodied. Often refers to alcohol content.
Another robust red that signals its intensity even in its color, this Cabernet-dominant Bordeaux blend is such a dark and shiny black that it puts me in mind of patent leather, with dark-purple glints against the light.
The attributes that kept Mission dominant in early California winegrowing are vigor, strength and productivity. Mission vines develop thick trunks with strong canes and large, dark green leaves.
5 points for identifying the predominant grape variety
5 points for writing a tasting note that accurately describes the wine's characteristics, including appearance, nose and palate descriptors, body, acid level, alcohol content, oak treatment, ...
The degree of sweetness is indicated by the name of the grape on the label, though presumably the grape named is simply the dominant ingredient and the others are used as well in the blend as well.
5) Participants measure their predominant varietal and pour it into their decanter. They then add smaller amounts of the other varietal wines until the blend is the best they can make. Remind everyone to keep track of their blend (e.g.
Dominant grape variety on Bordeaux right bank. Blended with Cabernet to soften the wines from Bordeaux left bank. Made as a varietal wine in California and New York. On the rise and maybe replacing Shiraz in Australia?
Any wine that takes its name from the predominant grape variety. This is very common in the US and the rest of the New World, but in Europe wines are usually labeled with the place name. In the US there must be 75% of the named grape.
Austere
A tasting term for dominant, tart-edged flavours, dry, relatively hard and acidic wines that seem to lack roundness.
> More about the grape varietals and the Bordeaux wine region ...
Denotes harmonious balance of wine elements - (ie: no individual part is dominant). Acid balances the sweetness; fruit balances against oak and tannin content; alcohol is balanced against acidity and flavor.
You can tell over-oaked wines as one of the following flavors will be predominant: smoke, toast, vanilla, or butterscotch.
cedar wood is a characteristic of semi-mature and mature Cabernet-dominant wines especially from the Medoc, owing more to the style of wine than to oak ageing. Cigar box is similar - found in many Cabernet & Merlot wines
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Denotes harmonious balance of wine elements leaving no one part dominant. Acid balances the sweetness; fruit balances against oak and tannin content; alcohol is balanced against acidity and flavor.
Under the name of "Saint-Emilion" it is the predominant in Cognac. Ugni Blanc grows also in Languedoc, Provence and Corsica where vinegrowers use it for its freshness.
Undifferentiated nuts, may be present as a subtle flavor element in any wine or as a predominant characteristic in a Sherry, Madeira or Tawny Port ... or, as above, in a "maderized" wine that's over the hill.
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A wine positively charged fining agent, the predominant phosphoprotein (no, I don't understand either) found in fresh milk. Its action is quite harsh, stripping some of the flavour from a wine and reducing tannins.
Blanco (white) Light-coloured category of wine with the predominant yellow colour blended with a wide range of green or golden hues.
Bodegas Winery or wine cellar.
The El Coto de Rioja Rosado has an intense pink color and offers a smooth palate feel, with the dominant flavors of cherry and raspberry. This is a fresh and lively wine with a semi-dry finish.
Varietal wines
Any wine that takes its name from the predominant grape variety. This is common in the New World, but in Europe wines are usually labeled with the place name.
Flowery
Aroma suggestive of flowers. The most predominant floral aromas referred to are jasmine, honeysuckle and rose.
Malic Acid: A naturally occurring acid, also one of the predominant acids, found in grapes.
Structure. How a wine's structural components are perceived. Ideally structure should be well-balanced, without any one component dominant.
Style. Characteristics that form the personality of the wine.
A very structured wine is one in which one or more components of the structure are quite predominant.
The predominant wine yeast, saccharomyces cerevisiae, is the same micro-organism that ferments beer and makes bread dough rise. Three categories of yeasts are common, including cultured, natural and wild.
STEMMY: Wines fermented too long with the grape stems may develop this quality: an unpleasant and often dominant stemmy aroma and green astringency.
Because both carbonates reduce only the tartrates, it is quite possible to notice that there may be little drop in TA if the malic acid is predominant despite the increase in pH.
Fruity
Aroma and/or flavor reminiscent of fruits; apple, black currant, cherry, citrus, pear, peach, pineapple, raspberry, or strawberry. Descriptive of wines with dominant fruit flavors.
Over the next few centuries, France would become dominant on the world wine market. Monastic wineries were responsible for establishing vineyards in Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhine Valley.
An acquired taste for most, this wine dates back to ancient Greece, where wine vessels, or amphorae, were sealed with pine resin or pitch. The dominant flavor characteristic is turpentine, ...
An undesirable characteristic, wines that smell and taste vegetal are usually made from unripe grapes. In some wines, a subtle vegetable garden smell is pleasant and adds complexity, but if it is the predominant character, it is a major flaw.
and/or flavor of grapes; most common to young, light wines but refers also to such fruit flavors in wine as apple, black currant, cherry, citrus, pear, peach, raspberry, or strawberry; descriptive of wines in which the fruit is dominant.
At low levels, acetic acid can enhance the character of a wine, but at higher levels (over 0.1 percent), it can become the dominant flavor and is considered a major flaw. A related substance, ethyl acetate, contributes a nail polish-like smell.
In some wines, a subtle vegetable garden smell is pleasant and adds complexity, but if it is the predominant character, it is a major flaw.
It says itself of a fresh and light wine, with small dominant acid but without excess and pleasant.
VILLAGE
Term employed in certain areas to individualize a particular sector within a broader name (Beaujolais wine, Cõtes-du-Rhõne wine).
Growers in New Zealand are reported to use the AM 10/5, Bachtobel and UDC5 (Pommard) clones as dominant choices.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Domina, White, Region
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