Vinous

Vinous
A general term describing anything characteristic of wine. Also describes a pleasant wine.
Vintage
Vintage, in winemaking, is the year in which a particular wine's grapes were harvested.

Vinous: Literally means "winelike" and is usually applied to dull wines lacking in distinct varietal character.

Vinous: Literally, "wine-like" in terms of liveliness and sound acidity, but this term is often used to describe the overall impression conveyed by a wine beyond its simple fruitiness, ...

Vinous (vin-us)
A wine tasting term used for wines that have no real flaws, but the best thing you can say about them is that they taste like wine.
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Vinous: see winey
Volatile: most of the flavor components of wines are volatile, or easily perceivable by the nose. Volatile acidity refers to the acetic acid and ethyl acetate content of wines, their vinegary aspect.

Vinous. A descriptive term meaning "like wine."
Vintage. Year of vinification.The year in which the grapes for a given wine were
harvested. Most wines carry a vintage date, though not all.

Vinous: Having a characteristic similar to wine.
Vino de la tierra: (Spanish) country wine.
Vino de mesa: (Spanish) table wine.

Vinous: Tasting term to describe the "wine like" smell or taste which is common to all grape wines, whether varietal or not. Sometimes wine judges, when confronted with a so-so wine that lacks varietal flavor may call the smell simply "vinous.

VINOUS
A descriptive term meaning like wine.
VINEGAR
The natural evolution of the juice of grape, vine is only a way towards vinegar. Any wine might become vinegar.

"Vinous": "Winelike". Used to describe Champagne, Ports and other wine styles that drink more like wine than their traditional counterparts.

Vinous
Another of those "I don't know what to say" terms implying an undifferentiated, simple "wine" aroma without any elements that really stand out for description.
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VINOUS (see also SIMPLE).
Akin to "amiable". Nothing basically wrong with the wine, just has no impact on the taster.

Vinous character.
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"Winelike", but often applied to wines lacking distinct varietal character. Referring to basic qualities; winey smell or taste.

Germany's great vinous asset accounts for only one-fifth of the vineyard area, with Müller-Thurgau a close second.

Good luck on your vinous excursion. Believe me, it is a lot of fun and rewarding if you don't get carried away and don't take sources like the Wine Spectator and Robert Parker too seriously. Most people treat them like Gospel.

Riparia blooms in May or June and produces a small 6-15 mm blue-black grape with a bloom, seeded, juicy, edible, vinous-herbacous in flavor (not foxy), but usually sour.

On its own, the flavor of Petite Sirah can be vaguely black peppery, but can mostly be described as "vinous" and, although agreeable, pleasant, and sometimes delicious, not highly distinctive.

The grapes of Ner Wing originate from a wine red garnet color, intense aroma, vinous, slightly spicy, the palate is dry, soft, well structured.
Synonyms

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Aroma
The scent from the grape or the merely vinous smells found in young wine as opposed to smells that develop later with age. See Bouquet ...

- the grape odour becomes richer and more vinous,
- wines become more mellow and full-bodied
- wines tend to become buttery as a result of the formation of diacetyl during the malolactic fermentation.

Over Chilling
It is possible to over-chill wine. This is a type of vinous character assassination so caution is urged.

Depth Describes the complexity of flavors in a wine, as in a wine with many layers of flavor that unfold on the palate. Contrast with vinous.
Dirty Describes wine with foul, off-putting smells resulting from poor winemaking.

Strictly applied it refers to the totality of the detectable odor, (grape variety, vinous character, fermentation smells), whether desirable or defective, found in a wine.

RONDO: Winter hardy red wine vitis vinifera hybrid cross created at Geisenheim, Germany between St. Laurent and an unnamed vinifera/amurensis cultivar. Used to create a vinous, full-bodied, ...

Used to create a vinous, full-bodied, color stable wine, with good tannins and character, suitable for blend-enhancing purposes. (No other details as yet other than it is gaining popularity among growers in the United Kingdom).

a pleasing pink of a straightforward sweetish character, which is now rarely in fact pure Zinfandel. It has been rather slated by purists - onesuch has written "Often dubbed 'blush' it embarasses us to say, Zinfandel Rosé is the Americans vinous ...

VINEUX (VINOUS)
It says itself of a wine having a certain alcoholic strength and presenting in a clear way the characteristics distinguishing the wine from other alcoholic drinks.
VINIFICATION(WINE MAKING) ...

Vinous
A wine without a specific, distinguishing odor.
Vitis vinifera
The species of grapevines most responsible for producing the world's best wines, including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernets, etc.
Volatile acidity/VA ...

See also: Wine, Grape, Style, Region, Character