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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