Foxy
Term used to describe the strong grapey smell and taste of some wines made from our native Eastern grapes, such as Concord, Catawba, Niagara, and Delaware. Such grapes once were called "fox grapes," which accounts for the word "foxy." ...
Foxy
Tasting term for the musty character of wines with an animal aroma or taste which reminds the smell of fox.
Free-run wine
This is the juice running off the vat without pressing the cap.
Foxy: A term used to describe the unique musky and grapey character of many native American labrusca varieties.
Free-run Juice: The juice that escapes after the grape skins are crushed or squeezed prior to fermentation.
Foxy
A pronounced flavour found in wines made from native American grapes; the same smell as in grape jelly.
Fruity ...
Foxy
A wine making term for the smell of native American grape varieties. The best example is the Concord grape, that most Welch's grape juice is made from. The term originated with the early settlers who called the native grapes, Fox grapes.
Foxy
Simple, grape-like flavor of wines made from native American grapes, Vitis labrusca.
Foxy
The "grapey" flavors of wines made from native American grapes, Vitis labrusca.
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.
Foxy - Musty, earthy flavor characteristics of native American wines. This is usually a derogatory term when applied to a wine.
Futures - See 'En Primeur'
Lactic Acid - An acidic component of wines that is also found in diary products.
Foxy: Strong "grape jelly" aroma and flavor characteristic of native American grapes like Concord and sometimes found in more subtle form in red French-hybrid grapes. Not generally well thought of by serious wine lovers, but a well-made Concord.
Foxy
An earthy flavor attributed to wines that are made from native American vines, such as labrusca.
Fragrant
General term for a wine with a full, accessible aroma.
Foxy - A tasting term for the musty odor and flavor of wines made from Vitis labrusca grapes native to North America.
Free run - Juice obtained from grapes that have not been pressed.
Frizzante - See "crackling ...
Foxy: the odors and tastes of wines made from many of the American species of grape (i.e. vitis labrusca). A flavor substance called methyl anthranilate is partially responsible for this characteristic.
Foxy: The wild taste found in some North American grape varieties.
Fizzante: An Italian word meaning semi-sparkling wines.
foxy: A term used to describe the distinctive flavour found in wines produced from the American grape variety Vitis lubrusca. The flavour is that of grape flavoured lollies.
FOXY
Common descriptive word used to note the presence of the unique musky and grapey character attached to native american Vitis. labrusca grapes such as the Concord or Catawba varieties.
Foxy
The unique muskey, grapey character of wines made from native American grapes, Vitis labrusca.
Fruity
Wine characterized by pleasant aroma and flavor.
Foxy: The odor and taste of methyl anthranilate and/or ethyl anthranilate and in wine exclusively associated with wines made from grapes with a Vitis labrusca parentage or ancestry.
One reviewer attempted to characterize the "foxy" description. In analyzing the Niagara grape, he detected aromas like candied lemon rind, a Riesling-like diesel aroma, flowery jasmine-like notes, and what he called "a high-toned, candied muskiness.
CONCORD: Historically important - (introduced to the Northeast USA around 1845) - very hardy native American hybrid grape producing the characteristic "foxy" flavored style of red wine associated with vitis labrusca vines. Ripens mid-late October.
Foxiness
A wine with a foxy aroma smells good (believe it or not) and particularly refers to the smell and taste of Concord grapes and wine.
Fruity
Fruity wines are those that taste just like the grapes.
However, if you "mix the streams" and cross a vitis vinifera with a vitis labrusca, you get a wine that purists would call "half foxy" :) Hybrids include grapes such as baco noir, vignoles, seyval blanc and chancellor.
Native American hybrid grape producing the characteristic "foxy" flavored style of wine associated with vitis labrusca vines. Grown mainly in the Eastern and Mid-Western U.S. and Canada to produce sweet finished wines, grape-juice and jellies.
The best known example is the Concord, famous or rather infamous for its foxy taste. Wine grapes usually belong to the Vinus vinfera species. In spite of its sound, Labrusca is not an Italian grape variety.
Wine made from native American grapes (i.e., Vitis labrusca, V. rotundifolia, etc.) is quite distinctive with a "wild" or "foxy" flavor that tends to be an acquired taste for most people.
The most important grape of the family of grapes known as Vitis Labrusca, which is indigenous to the Eastern United States. Grapes from this family are said to have a "foxy" taste and are primarily used in the production of grape juice and ...
Concord (CAHN-curd) - American native grape (vitis labrusca) used in making old-fashioned country-style red wines with the "Welch's Grape Jelly" aroma and flavor that wine tasters call "foxy." ...
GRAPEY (see also VITIS LABRUSCA elsewhere).
Content has simple flavors and aromas reminiscent of a certain type of fresh wine or table grape. Used by some as adjective alternate for "foxy".
Wines produced with local grapes have very particular and typical flavors and aromas, usually referred as "animal" or "foxy", and Europeans do not usually like these kind of wines, ...
a pejorative, just a statement of fact, although wine snobs may call such a wine "coarse." See "spaghetti wine." In the U.S., may also refer to the old-fashioned wines made from native American grapes, Concord, Scuppernong and Muscadines. (See "foxy.
To this day, I haven't the slightest idea how anyone could accurately describe Concord, Delaware or Niagara as fox-like or foxy. But they do it, so memorize that if you expect to keep your standing as a wine cognoscente.
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