Metallic
Term associated with over-aged beer.
Microbrewery
Small brewery generally producing less than 15,000 barrels per year. Sales primarily off-premises.
Metallic
The unpleasantly bitter taste a white wine can acquire from improper treatment that did not eliminate traces of the copper that was used to spray the vines.
Musty ...
Tinny:Metallic tasting.
Tired:Describes wines that are limp, feeble or lackluster.
TINNY: Metallic tasting.
TIRED: Limp, feeble, lackluster.
TOASTY: Describes a flavor derived from the oak barrels in which wines are aged. Also, a character that sometimes develops in sparkling wines.
TINNY
Metallic tasting.
TIRED
Limp, feeble, lackluster.
TIRAGE
A term used in the production of Champagne or sparkling wine referring to the first bottling step in the process.
Capsule
Metallic or plastic foil that covers the cork and the upper neck of a wine bottle.
Caramel
A distinctive odour in heated sweet wines and a subtle component of Champagne.
Flinty
A metallic smell and taste associated with wines vinified from white grapes such as Sauvignon Blanc that have been grown in particular soils.
As malic acid has a strong acid taste which tends to be metallic like when in excess, winemakers encourage malolactic fermentation in order to reduce its effect.
A metallic smell and taste associated with wines vinified from white grapes such as Sauvignon Blanc that have been grown in particular soils.
Flowery.
The decorative metallic or plastic foil covering the cork and the upper neck of a wine bottle. Capsules may be replaced by a bit of wax on the top of the cork.
Carafe
As a noun-A glass or crystal container for wine or other fine beverages.
Two reviewers stated that the wine started off a little hot and metallic, but then those characteristics faded as time went on. It should be mentioned here that one of the reviewers served his Fish Eye Merlot at about 70° Fahrenheit.
Corkscrew A tool, comprising a pointed metallic helix attached to a handle, for drawing corks from bottles.
Generally, it comprises a pointed metallic helix attached to a handle. The user grips the handle and screws the metal point through the cork, entwining the cork and corkscrew so that moving one moves the other.
Barrels are treated with sulfites (sulfur combined with another element, usually metallic) to kill unwanted bacteria.
Inky: A red wine that tastes metallic, acidic and often rather thin.
Lean: A thin wine lacking in fruit but not acid.
Legs: Columns of wine that trickle down the inside of a glass that indicates high alcohol content in wine.
Spittoons are provided at all tastings. They may take the shape of a metallic funnel, a box filled with sawdust, or any other bowl-shaped receptacle. At seated tastings, individual receptacles like ice buckets or plastic jugs are provided.
Controversial; some wine lovers detest the "organic," "barnyard," "leather," "metallic" or even "fecal" aroma that it imparts; ...
Steely: An almost metallic taste often shown by wines high in acidity and/or made from mineral-rich soil.especially riesling.
Steely
applied to top Riesling for the very dry, almost metallic flavor they develop
Structure
refers to the interaction of components which contribute to a wine's tactile sensation, including acidity, glycerin, alcohol and tannin ...
A specific kind of acidity that's firm and seemingly metallic, typical of some very fine Sauvignon Blancs such as Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé from the Loire.
Stony ...
It might even smell odd - metallic, oxidized. Just say, "I think maybe this has been open too long," and, handing it to the bartender, nicely ask, "What do you think?
Steely: A specific kind of acidity that's firm and seemingly metallic, typical of some very fine Sauvignon Blancs such as Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé from the Loire.
Cap
A layer of skins and seeds that forms on top of the juice during fermentation of red wines.
Capsule
Metallic or plastic foil that covers the cork and the upper neck of a wine bottle.
Blue cheese or goat cheese: This seems to be a matter of personal taste, or possibly even genetic differences: Some people find that these cheeses create a bizarre "metallic" taste with red wines. I am not one of those people.
Commonly referred to as "Brett", Brettanomyces is a fungal infection that produces taints in wine commonly described as armyardy, horsy, barnyard or sometimes metallic aromas. Its presence is considerred as a wine fault.
As a consequence the wines from this vineyard can bear a Brett profile - farmyardy, horsy, sometimes metallic aromas - year after year.
STEELY
Mouth-feel and aroma applied to many non-oaked white wines. Duel meaning due to it fermentation in steel and its almost metallic flavor.
on the level of Brett contamination, the flavors may be thought of as nice or unpleasant. At low levels, Brett can add flavors of spice or general complexity. But as the brett levels grow in a wine, the wine begins to taste plastic, metallic, ...
The sensory threshold for acetaldehyde is 100-125 mg/L. Beyond this level it imparts a sherry type character to the wine which can also be described as green apple, sour and metallic. Acetaldehyde intoxication is also implicated in hangovers.
 See also: Wine, Taste, Aroma, White, Fruit
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