Thursday, September 29, 2011

Calisthenics -- Week 5

Another Erika Meitner Exercise: Finding new vocabulary about a topic you know nothing about

wine tasting vocabulary



  • Aroma or bouquet: The smell of a wine. Bouquet applies particularly to the aroma of older wines.



  • Body: The apparent weight of a wine in your mouth (light, medium, or full)



  • Crisp: A wine with refreshing acidity



  • Dry: Not sweet



  • Finish: The impression a wine leaves as you swallow it



  • Flavor intensity: How strong or weak a wine’s flavors are



  • Fruity: A wine whose aromas and flavors suggest fruit; does not imply sweetness



  • Oaky: A wine that has oak flavors (smoky, toasty)



  • Soft: A wine has a smooth rather than crisp mouthfeel



  • Tannic: A red wine that is firm and leaves the mouth feeling dry

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