Woody
When a wine has had extensive aging in a barrel it takes on the barrel taste, hence it is "woody." The taste of wood, usually oak, should not dominate the flavor of the wine. It is there to help the wine age, and will diminish over time.
Woody
Having excessive aromas of wood, due to over-aging in casks or barrels.
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Yeasty
Having a bread-like aroma, typically associated with wines such as Champagne that have undergone a secondary fermentation. Desireable if not excessive.
Woody
Tasting term used for ligneous and oaky wines
Yeast
Yeast is a unicellular, eukaryotic microorganism responsible for converting sugar in the must to alcohol (alcoholic fermentation).
Woody
Odour and flavour of oak due to long storage in the cask. Often found in Spanish and Australian wines.
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The "off" odor of wines stored too long in oak barrels.
Yeasts
One-cell microorganisms that transform grape juice into wine.
Woody
Excessive aromas of wood, common to wines aged too long in wooden casks or barrels.
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Woody: Strong bouquet of wood (oak) in wine. Not necessarily unpleasant, but possibly very obvious.
Yeast: Single-cell organisms that convert grape sugar into ethyl alcohol.
Woody An undesirable taste imparted by wine kept too long in the barrel.
Woody: Woody is a smell, which describes the nasty side to oak wood, an unacceptable mouldy sort of flavour that comes from a barrel in poor condition.
Wine: The fermented juice of grapes becomes wine.
woody
When a wine is overly oaky it is often said to be woody. Oakiness in a wine's bouquet and taste is good up to a point. Once past that point, the wine is woody and its fruity qualities are masked by excessive oak aging.
Woody
The smell and taste of wine kept too long in a cask, particularly an old cask with rotten staves. Not complimentary
Yeasty
Smelling of bread, usually signifying that the wine has been exposed to secondary fermentation in the bottle.
Woody: Wine aged too long in a cask or aged in a cask and/or inferior wood.
Yeast: A single-cell microorganism on the skin of the grapes that causes fermentation. .
Yema: The juice strained without pressing or any pressure at all.
Woody: General term for an oaky wine in which wood characteristics dominate.
Yeasty: Pleasant scent of yeast, often noted in sparkling wines. Compare "rising bread dough." ...
Woody
An excessive aroma of wood, common to wines aged too long in cask or barrel.
Yeast
A micro-organism that converts the sugar to alcohol in a process known as alcoholic fermentation.
Woody
A wine that has absorbed too much oak flavour from casks or barrels is described as woody. However, some wood is good, because it adds complexity to wine.
Woody: Smell of a wine aged too long in a cask or aged in a cask, made with faulty wood.
Yeast: A single-celled microorganisms found on the skins of grapes that causes fermentation. Some wine makers add their own yeast to aid fermentation.
WOODY
Almost a synonym for OAKY. However, implies an overstay in a wooden container which resulted in the absorption of other wood flavors besides "oak".
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Woody: Tasting term for a wine in which the effect of prolonged (perhaps too much) contact with wood is noticeable. In general, wood tastes exactly as it smells -- same as anything else. You can tell I'm getting near the end of this Glossary.
Avoid woody wines. Woody wines, specifically oaky wines, turn heavy when paired with already smoky salmon. Examples of woody wines include California sauvignon blancs, Oregon pinot grigios and Washington State chardonnays.
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Legnoso
Woody, it's a defect when a wine tastes of wood
Liquoroso
Strong, perhaps fortified ...
Inarching of a woody perennial is used instead of a bridge graft when there are watersprouts, suckers or saplings of the same species near the wound in the trunk.
stem/stalk - woody attachment of grape to bunch, high in often harsh tannins. All or most are usually deliberately eliminated by a mechanical destemmer prior to fermentation.
sulfur, alternative spelling of sulphur.
cedaryA woody aroma that characterizes certain red varietals. cellarA wine storage area, traditionally underground, but now also as a temperature-controlled room.
Stalky A woody, green herbaceous note in a wine.
Structure A term used to describe the solid components of a wine-acidity, sugar, ...
It produces quite a large, tight, cylindrical bunch with one or two wings, which may be quite evident, and a sturdy, woody bunchstem. Its spheroid grape has a blue-black, tough skin with good bloom. Green-reddish pedicel.
Rinse and dry the asparagus, cut or break off the woody portion at the base (if any), and gently peel each spear from the tip back. I don't bother to peel green asparagus, but white asparagus seems to benefit from removing the relatively tough skin.
The vine is very sturdy and woody, lends itself well to head or spur pruning, and survives arid and drought conditions better than less vigorous vines.
Oaky: A term used to describe woody aromas and flavors; butter, popcorn and toast notes are found in "oaky" wines.
Oeil de perdrix: French term meaning partridge eye, used to describe the color of a pale rosé wine.
Rioja. Spanish district best-known for woody red wine.
Sangiovese. Great grape of Chianti.
Sauvignon Blanc. White grape that makes grassy dry wines all over the world. Also used in dessert wines. Same as Fume Blanc.
Cane: The previous season's shoots that have matured and become woody. Selected canes are retained in some styles of pruning for the following season's fruit production.
Canopy: The leaves and shoots of grapevines.
Used to describe wines that are hard, intense, tannic and that have raw, woody flavors. The opposite of elegant.
Briary
Describes young wines with an earthy or stemmy wild berry character.
Spicy: A term used to describe certain aromas and flavors that may be sharp, woody or sweet.
Split: A quarter-bottle of wine; a single-serving bottle equal to 175 milliliters.
Not in winter - there's not much to look at, the vines are just a woody mass and it's normally cold and wet.
If it's a red wine you may start noting fruit - berry, plum, prune or fig; perhaps some spice - pepper, clove, cinnamon, or maybe a woody flavor like oak, cedar, or a detectable smokiness.
At the top of the glass, the smells are more floral and fruity; deeper in the glass, they are richer. Try to detect the full range of scents from berry to floral to spicy to woody ... and so on. Consider intensity and appeal.
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Generally, oak imparts a woody aroma and flavor but can also add others as well.
Weedy - Aromas or flavours reminiscent of hay or grasses; not necessarily unpleasant unless exaggerated.
Weighty - Strong, powerful, full-bodied, forceful.
Woody - Excessive aromas of wood, ...
no training, or little practice, in using them, so we have to relate a wine's smells to something similar. For example, you may hear wines described as floral (rose, jasmine, violet), spicy (pepper, licorice), fruity (lemon, cherry, melon) and woody ...
wines this wood lends a characteristic smell and taste--depending upon the type of wood used and the size of the barrel--which is just another facet of the wine. Old wood, contaminated wood, or excessive wood aging will result in an overly woody, ...
Muddy Sediment Stale muddy water, fetid, off stale milk, baby vomit.
Metallic Metal on tooth fillings (light sensation of), epsom salts.
Earthy Earth, wet soil.
Burnt Caramel.
WoodyTwiggy.
vineyards are planted using the cultivated rootstocks directly and, after one season to establish the root system, are then field-grafted. With either method the new vines are carefully nurtured to create a root system and develop a strong, woody ...
Just like in Rioja, for the aging of wines, new casks are rarely used, instead they often are used cask in order to give wine a less aggressive woody and more harmonic character. Just like in Rioja, casks are usually made from American oak.
 See also: Wine, Taste, Grape, Red, White
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