Legs in Wine Tasting
When someone says that a wine has 'legs', what does it mean? Really it is a measure of the alcohol and thickness of the wine.
Legs
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Legs
This refers to the tear-like tracks that a wine makes down the side of a glass after it has been swirled. It is not essential for assessing the quality of a wine, although some tasters still comment on the legs.
Legs :
When you swill wine in a glass, it leaves a liquid film on the inside of the glass.
Legs
A tasting term. It refers to the tear-like tracks that a wine makes down the side of a glass after it has been swirled. It may be related to alcohol or glycerol content - it's a matter of contention.
Legs
Also called tears, legs is a tasting term referring to the tear-like tracks that cling to the sides of a glass after the wine has been swirled. It may be related to glycerol or alcohol content .
Legs
The streaks of wine that run down the inside of the glass after swirling or sipping.
LEN DE L`EL
A minor white-wine grape grown in the Gaillac region of southeast France. Blended with Mauzac to create sweet and sparkling whites.
Legs: The viscous droplets that form and ease down the sides of the glass when the wine is swirled.
Length: The amount of time the sensations of taste and aroma persist after swallowing.
Legs: A term used to describe how wine sticks to the inside of a wine glass after drinking or swirling. Also called tears.
Length: A characteristic of fine wines. The amount of time the sensations of taste and aroma persist after swallowing.
Legs
A much over used and meaningless wine tasting term. It refers to the streams that are seen on the side of the glass after swirling (also called tears).
Legs:
The droplets that form and ease down
the sides of a glass
when the wine is swirled.
Legs
Wine streaks or "tears" that run down the side of the glass after swirling or sipping. They result from alcohol and glycerin in the wine. Long legs are often a sign of better wines.
Legs: The drops that inch up the inside surface of a glass above the wine and slowly run back down. Also known as "tears".
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Legs or tears Droplets which slide down the sides of the glass after the wine is swirled, indicating a rich wine. They have nothing to do with glycerol.
Length Long finish on aftertaste.
Light Low alcohol or lack of body ...
Legs: Columns of wine, especially fortified wine, which trickle down the inside of a glass. Supposed to indicate high alcohol content in a wine.
Legs: Columns of wine that trickle down the inside of a glass that indicates high alcohol content in wine.
Luscious: A full-flavoured, rich, ripe, fruity and sweet-flavoured wine is described a luscious.
Legs: A term used to describe how wine sticks to the inside of a wineglass after drinking or swirling.
Loire: A river in central France as well as a wine region famous for Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc.
Legs
The rivulets of wine that slowly glide down the glass after swirling the wine are often called legs or tears. They’re related to surface tension differences between water and alcohol.
Legs
The name given to the rivulets that run slowly down the inside of a glass after a wine has been swirled. Legs are generally indicative of a rich wine.
Legs - The tracks of liquid that cling to the sides of a glass after the contents have been swirled. Often said to be related to the alcohol or glycerol content of a wine. Also called tears.
Legs: a wine's body or viscosity can be determined, often, by the way rivulets (or sheets, or "tears") of wine descend the inner glass after swirling.
Legs: The streams that run down the sides of a glass when swirled, it indicates a rich, full-bodied wine.
Lively: Winehigh in acidity with a crisp, fresh flavor. Also used for sparkling wines with a pleasant bubble.
Legs
looks similar to tears as wine slowly drips down side of glass; indicates that the wine has vigor and glycerine content
Length
describes wine whose flavors continue to evolve in the mouth even after swallowing ...
Legs: Streams that run down the sides of a glass indicating a rich, full-bodied wine.
Liebfraumilch: A blended German white, semisweet and fairly neutral, which accounts for up to 50% of all German wine exports.
LEGS
Term used when referring to the liquid rivulets that form on the inside of a wineglass bowl after the wine is swirled in order to evaluate the alcohol concentration present.
"Legs": the streams of wine that surround the basin of the glass after swirling. A mythical indicator of wine quality.
Malic Acid: A naturally occurring acid, also one of the predominant acids, found in grapes.
Legs: This is a wine appreciation term referring to the colorless "tears" or liquid rivulets which form along the inside wall of a wine glass a few seconds after the wine in the glass is swirled.
Legs. the streams of liquid formed on the sides of the wine glass after the wine is swirled, indicative of the body and texture of the wine.
Length. The sustained impression of a wine across the tongue.
LEGS (or TEARS): Refers to the tear-like tracks that a wine makes down the side of a glass.
LEGS (see also FIRM, TEARS). Two interpretations.
Term used when referring to the liquid rivulets that form on the inside of a wineglass bowl after the wine is swirled in order to evaluate the alcohol concentration present.
Tears and legs
Does the old practice of examining the long drips down the walls of the wine glass - "tears" or "legs" in winespeak - have any real value? That's the subject of debate in this hot topic on our Netscape WineLovers Community.
The wine-savvy term for this is "legs" or "tears." If the drops are thick and slow, they are long legs. The longer the legs, the higher the alcohol content, like in sweeter wines.
Smell the wine.
Showing ripeness and viscosity, usually from the legs or "tears" that form on the sides of the glass than from depth of colour
new wood
The vanilla-vanillin aroma of new oak, whether French or American
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Tie ends of legs together with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey.
Place turkey on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of a thigh, making sure not to touch bone.
JAMBES (LEGS)
Synonym of "larmes" (see this word).
JEROBOAM
Large bottle containing the equivalent of four bottles.
JEUNE (YOUNG) ...
Observe the streaks of wine (legs) as they roll down the side of the glass. The legs can help you determine the body of the wine.
Smell or Sniff: ...
b. Swirl it in the glass to see how it clings to the sides (called "legs" or "tears"). The thicker or longer the legs, the richer and denser a wine will be.
Late Harvest - Wines left on the vine longer than usual to obtain higher sugar levels.
Legs - The tear-like tracks that a wine makes down the side of a glass after it has been swirled.
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Note the wine's viscosity - how slowly it runs back down the side of the glass - while you're swirling. More viscous wines are said to have "legs," and are likely to be more alcoholic.
Zinfandel has broad shoulders and sturdy legs and doesn't need Sacramento screwing around to prop it up. Besides, being made the state bird or the state flower hasn't done much to enhance the quail's or poppy's image.
The "legs" seen running down the sides of a glass after being swirled, are an indication of flavor density. It is best to use a plain white background, and tilt the glass slightly as you observe clarity and color.
Heavy wines will be deeper in color and generally more intense on the nose. Sweeter wines, being denser, will leave thick, viscous streaks (called legs or tears) down the inside of the glass when swirled.
Never boil wine and then place it between your legs while driving.
Never drink wine while you are driving a car, motorcycle, bicycle, tricycle, motor home, snowmobile, or a jet-ski.
Do not attempt to inhale wine.
LEGS/TEARS - The streams of wine down the inside of a glass after it has been swirled. Not at all a sign of quality, but a general relation to the alcohol content of the wine. The thinner the streams, the higher the alcohol.
 See also: Wine, White, Taste, Grape, Red
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