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Figs: As with "dates," an aroma reminiscent of the fruit. May show in oaky Chardonnays or Sauvignon Blancs.
Finish: A wine-taster's synonym for "aftertaste" (above), the flavors remaining in your mouth after the wine is swallowed.
Figs: wines from the Sémillon grape variety are often redolent of figs.
Filter: to strain out wine solids by mechanical means, large or small.
I love fresh figs and have been eating them by the dozens during the all-too-brief season when they're available here. Naturally I was intrigued by the recipe ... and naturally I couldn't keep my tinkering hands off it.
Semillon (figs, lemon and honey)
This is an early-ripening grape which is often blended with Sauvignon Blanc. It is the primary grape in White Bordeaux wines, notably also in Sauternes. It also has a grassy character.
Can be fresh, dried, cooked; examples include fresh apples, dried figs, strawberry jam. galet roulésThe large, round rocks that coat the landscape of France's Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
They lose their fresh fruit aromas and take on a nutty, toffee character with notes of figs, caramel, hazelnuts and almonds. They also turn a lovely pale amber from the extended wood contact.
When done well some of the of aromas and flavors to expect are tar, licorice, leather, violets, chocolate, figs, and prunes. Also note Barolo wines are heavier in alcohol than most Italian wines and you can expect 14 percent to 15 percent alcohol.
‘Fig'ures!
A small garden, figs, a little cheese, and, along with this, three or four good friends-such was luxury to Epicurus.
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It is also a significant flavor component of tea, chocolate, soy, pecans, walnuts, and the skins and seeds of many fruits, other than grapes, such as blueberries, dates, kiwi, peaches, persimmons, pomegranates, raspberries and figs.
Nelson, New Zealand
On the edge of cool, fresh limes and warm, ripe citrus/melons, often with a dash of figs. Certainly classy, fresh and firm.
Northland, New Zealand
Slightly tropical, soft and mildly juicy whites. Pleasant.
Fruity. The fruit aromas and flavors evident in wine. Can be fresh, dried, cooked; examples include fresh apples, dried figs, citurus, melon and strawberry jam.
Generous. a rich and often alcoholic wine is said to be generous.
very refreshing (as opposed to be cloying) due to high acidity (titrable acidity in ice wine almost always above 10 g/L). Ice wine usually has a medium to full body, long lingering finish. The nose usually reminiscences of peach, honey, citrus, figs, ...
While other Sauternes may be described as sweet apricots and figs, I am fond of saying that d'Yquem is "a cornucopia of fruit, that is ever changing in your mouth.
Generally fermentation should be done at room temperature or lower (50-75 F or 10-24 C).
This recipe will produce a light wine that mixes well with tossed salad or baked fish. To add body or strength, add a sweetener,raisins, dates, figs, apricots, ...
 See also: Wine, White, Aroma, Taste, Region
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