Silky
Displaying a supple, smooth texture.
Single-vineyard wine
Wine made from grapes grown in one specific vineyard block, and bottled without being blended with wine from any other vineyard.
Skin contact ...
Silky
Having a smooth body, flavor, and finish.
Simple
Pleasant, but lacking in complexity.
Silky: A term used to describe a wine with an especially smooth mouthfeel.
Solera: The Spanish system of blending wines of different ages to create a harmonious end product; a stack of barrels holding wines of various ages.
Silky - This describes the mouthfeel of the wine as being silky in texture. Silky is considered to be the most soft and caressing of wine textures, often reserved to describe light- to medium-bodied wines with a soft grained texture like silk.
Silky
Smooth, sinuous texture and finish.
Simple
Opposite of complex; straightforward.
Silky
Delicately smooth and harmonious.
Simple
Straightforward and not complex. See also Complex.
Silky
A wine tasting term for a specific mouth feel that is evident in the very finest of red wines. It is related to balance and is usually used when the wine is old enough for the tannins to have softened.
Simple ...
silky
A synonym for velvety or lush, silky wines are soft, sometimes fat, but never hard or angular.
Silky
An adjective describing wines with a smooth texture and finish. Glycerine is the component most closely related to silkiness. 'Silky' is not very different from 'velvety'.
Silky. Refers to a smooth, supple texture.
Smooth. Describes a wine that is not rough or harsh.
Soft. Wine lacking in hardness or roughness, and present when alcohol and sugar dominate acidity and tannin.
Of a silky texture that leaves no gritty, rough sensation on the palate.
Soft
Suggest a mellow wine, usually low in acidity, and tannin.
With a silky smooth texture, understated complexity, and a long, balanced finish, this wine borders on contemplative, and was certainly enjoyable on its own.
This is a silky textured Cab with cherries and cassis that is wrapped up with chocolate and a complex structure. Price: $40.
Smooth and silky Pinot Noir impresses with elegance rather than power. It's the grape behind the great red wines of France's Burgundy region.
Velvety Silky and smooth texture on the palate.
Vertical tasting Comparative tasting of the same wine from different vintages from the same winery.
Sedoso (silky) Wine that is very smooth.
Semidulce (semi-sweet) Wine with a residual sugar content of between 30-50 grams per litre.
Semiseco (semi-dry) Wine with a residual sugar content of between 15-30 grams per litre.
A wine of great sensuality, a silky texture and seductive aromas such as strawberries, cherries, black cherries, raspberries, violets, cinnamon, sassafras, mushrooms, truffles, rose petal, fresh earth and something called "barnyard, ...
SILKY - A subjective descriptor of texture.
SIMPLE - One dimensional flavors, no complexity, a quaffer.
SPRITZY - Refers to dissolved CO2. Pubescence of intensely matted, woolly hairs covering a leaf surface ...
In young red wines, tannins taste bitter and drying, but with age they taste silky.
If the tannins are too dominant, give the wine some time.
From Coonawarra have come great cabernet-based reds from Petaluma, Parker, Katnook Estate, Majella, some of the best Australian merlots yet seen from Petaluma and Pepper Tree, plus silky-smooth shirazes from Zema Estate, Majella and Bowen Estate.
Camille Giroud 2003 Bourgogne Rouge was full and ripe, breathing spicy and floral aromas and jammy, sweet cherry and raspberry flavors lifted with fresh-fruit acidity and silky tannins, drinking remarkably well for an early barrel sample.
They include those that have been evoked by the feeling of having fine particles on the surface of your mouth (Powdery, Chalky, Grainy), those that relate to the roughness of the feeling inside the mouth (Silky, Emery, Velvety, Furry), ...
Pinot Noir is a smooth silky wine that is extremely fruity. It is characterized with aromas and flavors of black cherry or rose petals along with hints of spiciness or herbal qualities. Pinot Noirs are enjoyed for their soft velvety texture.
One of the most renowned red grapes in the world for its supple silky texture and mesmerizingly earthy flavors. Pinot noir, like riesling, requires a cold climate and in fact, its ancestral home is the cool Burgundy region of France.
Pinot Noir - One of the most renowned red grapes in the world, Pinot Noir is known for its supple silky texture and mesmerizing earthy flavors.
Smooth: Wine that is silky and rich in glycerin.
Soave: A straw-colored dry white wine from around Verona in Italy's Veneto region. A semisweet, fruiter version, Recioto di Soave, is made from partially dried grapes.
Shy fat white that can be shaped into a richly silky, muscular hero. Earthy at heart, with a lick of flowers and white peaches in its character. A match for Chardonnay at best, but softer, gruffer.
VELVETY: Having rich flavor and a silky, sumptuous texture.
VINOUS: Literally means "winelike" and is usually applied to dull wines lacking in distinct varietal character.
Style
Varies from complex and silky to plain and insipid.
Body, Dry/Sweet
Varies from medium to light bodied wines.
Feminine Describes a wine that emphasizes delicate flavors, silky textures and subtle aromas rather strength, weight and intensity of fruit.
Finesse A very subjective term used to describe a wine of high quality that is well balanced.
Velvety: Having rich flavour and a silky texture.
Zesty: A wine that's invigorating.
848 Route 171
Woodstock, CT 06281 ...
Texture
The texture of a wine describes how the wine feels in the mouth - is it silky, velvety, rounded, or smooth? It is a more specific term than body, which describes the general impact of the wine.
Texture
The way the wine feels in the mouth. Is it silky, velvety, rounded, or smooth?
Ullage
The small pocket of air in the bottle between the top of the wine and the cork.
Texture
A tasting term describing how the wine's body feels on the palate: i.e. a silky, rounded, smooth, acidic texture.
Thief
A tubular instrument for removing a wine sample from a barrel.
VELVETY: Having rich flavor and a silky, elegant texture.
VINICULTURE: The science or study of grape production for wine and the making of wine.
Most descriptors are related to texture, for example: silky, smooth, velvety and rough. Mouthfeel is influenced by wine components, as acidity can be sharp, alcohol can be hot, tannins can be rough and sugar can be thick or cloying.
Montepulciano - The grape of this name is not to be confused with the Tuscan town of Montepulciano; it is most widely planted on the opposite coast in Abruzzo. Its wines can run the gamut of easy quaffers to world-class, with silky plum-like fruit, ...
We are looking for how the wine feels in weight (light, medium, full) and texture (silky, coarse, velvety). Try to observe how long the sensations last in your mouth. Most will tell you the longer it lasts, the better the wine! ...
Pinot Noir from around the village of Corton is known for its power, from around Volnay for its silky elegance and from the West Coast of America for its pleasant fruity constitution and round tannins.
In the west, the communes of La Morra and Barolo have soils dominated by chalk and marl and produce wines that are more perfume and silky in texture.
SOYEUX (SILKY)
Qualifier of a wine flexible, sliding ring, marrowy and velvety, with a nuance of harmony and elegance.
STABILISATION (STABILIZATION)
Together of the processing intended for the good conservation of the wines.
STRUCTURE ...
Tart: Sharp-tasting because of acidity. See also 'Acidic.'
Toasty: Describe a hint of the wooden barrel. Usually associated with dry white wines.
Velvety: Having rich flavor and a silky texture.
Zesty: A wine that's invigorating.
Thin: Lacking body and depth.
Toasty: Describes a hint of the wooden barrel. Usually associated with dry white wines.
Velvety: Having rich flavor and a silky texture.
Zesty: A wine that's invigorating.
A soft, silky, lush mouthfeel
Venturi
A valve that draws air into a fast flowing liquid
Vinous
A wine without a specific, distinguishing odor.
Vitis vinifera ...
silkyRefers to a smooth, supple texture. single-vineyard wineWine made from the (presumably) good grapes of a single plot of land and not blended with any other grapes.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Fruit, Aroma, Red
|
