Prickle: Presence of tiny bubbles in some young wines.
Proprietary/Proprietaire: Wine with a name originating by a specific winery or proprietor.
Prickle
Presence of tiny natural bubbles in some young wines.
Raisiny
When perceptible as a specific fruit, generally the sign of a simple table wine made from warm-weather or over-ripe grapes. Australian red wines are often raisiny.
Spritzy
Slight prickle of carbon dioxide.
Steely
Firmly structured; tight balance leaning toward high acidity.
Spritzy-Slight prickle of carbon dioxide, common to some very young wines; frizzante in Italy.
Steely-Firmly structured; taut balance tending toward high acidity.
Stiff-Unyielding, closed; dumb.
A French term that describes a slight, tingling prickle. See also Spritzy.
Persistence. The length of time that a wine remains on the palate after tasting.
Petillant. A French term for a light, natural sparkle.
Pungent.
Spritzy
Having a light prickle on the palate, due to the presence of carbon dioxide, typical of young wines; The Italian term is Frizzante.
Steely
Especially firm or structured, typically with high acidity.
Spritz: The faint prickle on the tongue of carbon dioxide (p tillance in French), generally found in young, light white wines.
 See also: Sour, Carbon Dioxide, Oak, Wine, Structure
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