Toasting Oak
After the type of oak is chosen a winemaker will decide on what degree of toasting is appropriate for the wine's style.
Toasting: Heating the inside of a barrel during its construction to caramelize the flavors. This impacts the flavor and aromatic characteristics of the wine during barrel aging.
Toasting
The carmelization of barrel staves. The amount of "toast" can vary, imparting different characteristics to the wine.
toasting: Refers to the process of burning the inside of a partially constructed wine barrel with an open flame. The level of toast is achieved by either varying either temperature or length of time of firing.
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Firing, mild burning of the inside of a barrel to impart a particular characteristic to a wine - the extent of the charring varies according to the degree of toastiness required.
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Toasting
Toasting chars the insides of new or almost new barrels over an open flame. This process caramelizes the wood, adding vanillin and other aromas and tastes to the wine.
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It may be due to 'toasting' of the barrels, when they may be placed around a fire (sometimes as they are made), the flames altering the physical and chemical composition of the surface of the wood, ...
When I read the back label, which told the story of the name (something about the toasting of oak barrels), my fears seemed justified.
Smoky. A tasting term used to describe a subtle wood-smoke aroma (from toasting the barrels) and also some wines (i.e.. Madeira) that seem to pick up a steely or smoky aroma from the earth in which they are grown.
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The best known example may be the Pineau de Charentes of the Cognac region, although Ratafias are found in the Champagne and Burgundy regions of France as well.The name is said to come from the tradition of toasting the ratification of a new treaty ...
High quality wine glasses are made of crystal, which is porous and helps to aerate the wine. Crystal glasses also produce a better ringing sound when toasting.
It is caused by the creation of eugenic acid by the toasting of the oak barrels.
Cloying A wine with a sticky or sickly sweet character that is not balanced with acidity.
Coarse' A term for a wine with a rough texture or mouthfeel.
Toasting
The process of heat treating oak
Toasty
A flavor imparted by fire treated oak
Total SO2/TSO2
The entire amount of SO2 in all of it forms contained within the wine
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 See also: Toast, Wine, White, Taste, Bottle
  
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