Tough
See Hard.
TRAMINER
The parent grape of the popular Gewurztraminer clone, which is now favored for its greater spiciness and intensity. Still grown in small acreages in France and California.
Tough
Usually implying too much tannin
Vanilla
The smell of new oak ...
Tough: A term generally used to describe an ungiving, distinctly dry red wine that is dominated by its tannins.?
Tough-Astringent or hard; wiry; tannic.
Vanilla-A scent imparted by aging in oak.
Velvety-Smooth and rich in texture.
Tough
Big and overpoweringly tannic, and therefore difficult to drink. Unbalanced. Unharmonious-wine in which one or more of the basic elements is weak or overbearing. See also Balance.
A Tough Undertaking
So, I was sitting here pondering how to start writing about the best burgundy under $15 and I came to the conclusion that finding a Burgundy at this price is like buying a Porsche for $500.
Tough weather conditions often mean that the best producers will have the best results
Weather Conditions ...
Peel the tough outer skin from two stalks of lemongrass, and cut the tender white portion into very thin slices. Mash them in a mortar and pestle with a little salt and fresh lime juice until they form a paste.
AUSTERE - Tough and unforgiving, perhaps too young, too dry, or too tannic.
BAKED - Flavors of cooked fruit, a lack of freshness, with a characteristic caramel/prune/raisin odor.
Its spheroid grape has a blue-black, tough skin with good bloom. Green-reddish pedicel. The flesh has a varietal, neutral flavour which is slightly meaty and sweet-acidulous-astringent. Each grape has two or three average-sized, pear-shaped seeds.
The berries, with their thick and tough skins, can attain high sugar levels of amazing concentration. Alcohol levels, therefore, can get quite high in dry versions. Conversely, low acidity and high pH in Gewürztraminer are problematic.
A negative tasting term for a wine has a tough tannic structure, perhaps also with high acidity or bitterness, and very little *fruit to provide balance. Such wines are joyless bottles, unpleasant to drink.
First of all, wines are like little kids: they're tougher than we think. They contain alcohol which helps to preserve them. The more the alcohol, the better they will stand up to abuse (like leaving it open overnight).
However, in a cool, wet spring, such as in 1995, the grape fails to develop early and the cap toughens. When warmer weather finally hits and the grape grows, it pushes against this tough cap. Instead of the cap popping off, the grape shatters.
Different grape varieties are more prone to juicing than others due to the toughness of their skin, and turgor of their flesh. For example, Semillon is a variety that heavily juices when machine harvested.
Definition: Pinot Noir may be the toughest grape to grow, but the effort is often well worth the constant care and investment.
- the Carolinas and Memphis, which barbecue pork almost exclusively, and Texas, where it's tough to find something other than barbecue beef, Kansas Citians will smoke anything - pork ribs, beef brisket, chicken thighs, ham, turkey, sausage, etc.
Mudgee, Australia
Dark, chocolatey tough reds that live long and never really lose their toughness or their sweet fruit appeal.
New South Wales, Australia
Solid rather than spectaular reds, in a grainy, meaty fashion.
Cabernet Sauvignon: Cabernet Sauvignon wines are made from these grapes - on the vine they are red, small, and tough. The wines tend to taste like blackberries and cedar. Bordeaux uses the Cabernet Sauvignon grape, usually mixed in with Merlot.
Dry wines can be tough for new wine drinkers who have grown up on super-sweet drinks like HiC and Coke. Those new wine drinkers have taste buds that are used to super-sweet flavors, and they have trouble drinking non-sweet beverages.
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends. - Zen Sarcasm
Classic Insult: "He had delusions of adequacy." - Walter Kerr ...
Chocolate: Hugely popular in desserts, but tough to match with wine. Many people like Merlot with chocolate and Tawny Port's hazelnut character marries wonderfully.
Firm
A term for wines that are not soft, but are not harsh or tough, generally referring to the tannic content of red wines or acidity of white wines.
Flabby
A term describing wines that are too soft.
Especially in a good year, young Bordeaux can be tough and hard to enjoy, but with time it softens and becomes more lovely. In any event, Bordeaux is the classic lay-down wine, so your case just has to have one or two.
Finish
The final impression a wine leaves after you have swallowed or spit it out.
Firm
A term for wines that are not soft, but are not harsh or tough, generally referring to the tannic content of red wines or acidity of white wines.
Fruit
The bunches are large, conical, winged and loose. The berries are of medium size, round, firm, tough-skinned, early ripening and become golden and darker in colour as they ripen with a light bloom.
Add the butter to the mix. Stir gently, leaving some small clumps of dry ingredients in the batter. Do not blend until completely smooth. Your pancakes will be tough and flat as opposed to fluffy if the batter is smooth.
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To continue the theme, Uruguay's top grape is Tannat which, like Malbec, also has it's home in the appellations of the south-west of France, this time principally in Madiran. Wines made from Tannat can be rather tough and demand long ageing, ...
Cabernet is also planted worldwide because its tough skin resists disease and rot.
Denominazione d'Origine Controllata (D.O.C.) :The Italian system for defining wine regions and wine names. In addition, the D.O.C.G. (Denominazione d'Origine Controllata Garantita) covers regions willing to submit their wines to tougher requirements, ...
Mission: The first, and probably the worst, of California's long line of grapes that have been grown for production of table wines. Introduced by Spanish Catholic missionaries in the late 1600's. This is a tough grape, which travels well, ...
Tart - Sharp; acceptable if not too acidic.
Thick - Dense and heavy in texture.
Thin - Lacking body and flavour.
Tired - Past its peak of flavour development; old.
Tough - Astringent or hard; wiry; tannic.
vinifera and V. labrusca. Hybrids can produce excellent wines; they combine the superior wine-making qualities of V. vinifera with the toughness of V. labrusca. Below is a quick guide to some common wine grapes.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Red, Fruit, Region
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