Tears
See ‘legs’.
Terroir
A French word for the growing conditions in a vineyard, such as the climate, soil, drainage, slope, altitude, topography etc.
Tears
A tasting term synonym for "legs".
Terroir
French term for "soil", it refers to all possible external influences on the ripening grapes.
Tears
Another name for "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.
Tears: French terminology for "legs."
Terroir: Originally used by the French, the term terroir has been adopted by the western world to describe specific characteristics found in coffee, tea, and wine.
Tears: Oiliness left in the glass by a wine rich in alcohol, sugars and glycerin.
Thief: A syringe used for taking wine samples from the hole in a barrel.
Thin: A wine that is light-bodied which lacks flavor and generally light in color..
Tears - See "legs".
Terroir - French for "soil", the physical and geographical characteristics of a particular vineyard site that give the resultant wine its unique properties.
Tears: Trace of oiliness left in the glass by a wine rich in alcohol, sugars and glycerin.
Temperature: Wines generally should be served at one of three temperatures: 40/50 and 65 degrees.
TEARS
Synonym for "legs".
TERROIR
French language term for all the characteristics of the vineyard site thought to be imparted to a particular wine.
TEARS
Synonym for legs.
TEMPRANILLO
The most popular red grape in Spain; common in Rioja and Ribera del Duero.
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 ...
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.
TEARS: See Legs (much nicer!).
THIN: A description of a wine that lacks substance/tastes 'watery'. See Body.
TOP FERMENTING: See Yeast. Beers are top fermented.
TEARS (see also ALCOHOL). Synonym for "legs".
THIN/THIN-BODIED (see also LIGHT, MEAGER). Opposite of "full-bodied".
TIGHT (see also ANGULAR, CLOSED-IN, HARD). A term for young wines. Almost an synonym for "dumb".
Legs or tears in a glass of wine
The phenomenon called legs or tears of wine is manifested as a ring of clear liquid, near the top of a glass of wine, from which droplets form and flow back into the wine.
(see also TEARS). 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.
Lágrimas (tears) Drops that fall slowly down a glass that has been filled with wine rich in alcohol and glycerine and then emptied. Also known as cortinas or piernas.
Also called tears.
Lemony A term referring to the tangy acidity of a wine with fruit flavors reminiscent of lemons.
LARMES (TEARS)
Traces left by the wine on the walls of glass when it is agitated or inclines it.
LÉGER (LIGHT)
It says itself of a wine little coloured and not very vigorous, but balanced and pleasant. In general, with drinking rather quickly.
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
melony ...
Lacrima means tears, some feel that the grape itself or the grape clusters resemble a teardrop. Others say that ripe Lacrima often burst open, releasing teardrops.
These "tears" (as they can also be called) are the result of the difference in evaporation and capillary tension between the water and the alcohol, the latter evaporating much more quickly than the water.
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.
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.
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: 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
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
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.
These legs, or tears as the French refer to them, are the streaks of wine forming on the side of the wine glass. The legs were once thought to be associated with a wine's quality (the more legs, the higher the quality).
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.
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.
Legs. The viscous droplets that form and ease down the sides of the glass when the wine is swirled. Tears are formed more readily by higher alcohol 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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The main problem with this corkscrew is that the worm is too short and thick and usually tears the cork apart rather than pulling it out smoothly.
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, Red, White, Grape, Red Wine
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