Refined
Tasting term for elegant and well balanced wines.
Rehoboam
A bottle of 4.5 litres, or six 0.75 litre bottles.
REFINED
Term for well-balanced wines. Mostly refers to reds, such as Zinfandel, that normally turn "powerful" in the barrel. Almost a synonym for "elegant".
More refined pairings can be realized by considering other elements of wines' composition.
Refined character, distinguished quality, stylish, well-balanced wine.
Extract
Soluble non-volatile solids that are not sugars that can be found in wines . Particularly red wines have some extract that precipitates as sediment during ageing.
Elegant-Refined character, distinguished quality, stylish, not heavy.
Extra Dry-A term used on Champagne labels to indicate not-quite-dry; not as dry as Brut.
Fat-Full of body and flavor; fleshy.
The Egyptians refined the process of winemaking, somewhat, and produced very sweet red and white dessert wines.
Supple Soft, refined, elegant.
Sulphury Sulphur has a volcanic or match smell. Can be detected by a prickly sensation in the nostrils and the back of the throat. Used as a preservative, an antiseptic in cleaning casks and bottles.
Fino - with refined and complex aromas, fino has a pale color, strong and dry taste, it is considered the most typical style of Jerez. Even this style depends on the development of flor and it is more robust and strong than Manzanilla.
However, when well made, it is a refined wine that's beautifully aromatic, almost perfumed.
An Alsatian Tokay leans towards a more opulent, honeyed, softly perfumed version that can be dense with minerals, creaminess, and a refined structure. In Germany, the Rulander or Grauerburgunder make big wines with excellent flavor.
brawny A hefty, muscular, full-bodied wine with plenty of weight and flavor, although not always the most elegant or refined sort of wine.
carbonic maceration This vinification method is used to make soft, fruity, very accessible wines.
Spring green salad with chevre and citrus in a caramelized bell pepper vinaigrette with a refined, stony scented Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc (Sauvignon Blanc dominated white from France's Graves in Bordeaux) ...
Biodynamics is a sort of highly refined version of organic agriculture blended with loopy, semi-occultic spiritual principles, ...
Notable, with a refined character.
DOLCETTO
A red-wine grape widely grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. Primarily used for making fast maturing, fruity and robust dark reds with a faintly bitter flavor.
Distinctive, elegant, and refined
DOC
An abbreviation of Denominazione di Origine Controllata, Denomination of Controlled Origin, an upper level Italian wine classification.
Distinctive - Elegant, refined character that sets the wine apart on its own.
Dry - Opposite of sweet; somewhat subjective in that tasters may perceive sweetness to varying degree.
Distinctive
Elegant, refined character that sets the wine apart.
Dominant
The aroma or flavour in question outweighs everything else in the wine. Not usually a favourable description; opposed to 'balance.' ...
Elegant
When a wine exhibits refined character, distinguished quality, stylish, not heavy.
Elevation
The height the vineyard is, either above sea level or above some local landmark, such as that of a valley floor.
Elegant Describes balanced, harmonious, refined wines; subtle rather than a highly-extracted blockbuster.
Fading Describes a wine that is losing color or flavor, usually as a result of age.
'Varietal definition and refined flavours will be a hallmark of the 2002 vintage,' said Philip Shaw, Southcorp Company Winemaker.
The Mayolet wine, ruby ​​red with garnet highlights when young and aged properly, is a refined scent, gentle, delicate and smooth taste, well balanced and good structure.
The recognition of VDA Mayolet DOC is in progress.
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RUSTIC: Describes wines made by old-fashioned methods. Less refined and elegant.
SALMANAZAR: An oversized bottle holding 9 liters, the equivalent of 12 regular bottles.
SECONDARY FERMENTATION: See ML or MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION ...
There are pleasures to be found in every glass of wine, from the simplest house white to the most refined first-growth Bordeaux. You needn't have a wine cellar or subscribe to arcane wine magazines to know how to make the most of a glass of wine.
Elegance
A term applied to wines that express themselves in a refined or delicate manner, as opposed to intense.
Enology
The science of wines and winemaking.
Muscat à Petit Grains is a candidate for the oldest cultivated wine grape in the world and is certainly the most refined member of the Muscat family, ...
Earthy
Aromas or flavors reminiscent of rich soil. Very desirable in some reds, but can make a wine course if overpowering. Elegant
Refined character and distinguished quality. Also called "stylish." ...
It likely goes without saying, that it takes a lot of experience and a very refined palate to successfully blend wines for today's worldwide market.
No one wanted to admit to drinking sweet wines, so "Sec" is a term that was adopted for the sweetest style of Champagne. This is why "Extra Dry" is use for the slightly sweet style, and Brut (meaning "raw, rough or unrefined") had to be used for the ...
All such classifications have teething troubles as a few noses are put out of joint, but as it is refined perhaps it will become more significant.
finds its finest balance in loess, the fine-grained, densely compacted glacial dust that has blown in over many thousands of years. The best wines from this type of soil will age gracefully for many years, becoming ever more elegant and refined as ...
 See also: Fined, Wine, Region, Character, Fruit
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