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Forest floor
A light, attractive form of "earthiness" in a wine, a damp and "green" flavor reminiscent of leaves and moss.
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Earthy This can mean a wine with aromas and flavor reminiscent of earth, such as forest floor or mushrooms. It can also refer to the drying impression felt on the palate caused by high levels of geosmin that occur naturally in grapes.
Organic: Broad, general term for "earthy," "forest floor," "cheesy," "leather," "barnyard" and related aromas and flavors.
Over the hill: A wine that's been kept too long (or poorly) and is no longer enjoyable.
A descriptive term for a wine that smells or tastes like the earth or like something growing in soil. Earthy wines, for example, can be reminiscent of the forest floor, or of mushrooms, or of dried leaves.
ENOLOGY
The science of winemaking.
 See also: Flavor, Wine, Earthy, Green, Flavors
  
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