Common Wine Terms

Complete wine descriptions chart.

Common wine terms. In champagne production sec wines are actually medium dry being sweeter than. We created this glossary of wine terminology for all wine lovers especially our wine students. Designed and printed in the usa.

Common odors of corked wine are wet newspaper moldy basement chlorine or damp rags. For terms specific to viticulture winemaking grape varieties and wine tasting see the topic specific list in the see also section below. The finish is often the defining factor between a mediocre and an awesome tasting wine.

The glossary of wine terms lists the definitions of many general terms used within the wine industry. Common botrytis wines include sauternes tokay and german beerenauslese. Foxy a term that describes the musty odor and flavor of wines made from vitis labrusca a common north american varietal.

Our wine glossary has more than 150 wine terms defined ensuring you ll soon master the language of wine. March 8 2016 by lisette mejia. 2k shares hearing words like tannins and oxidation may make you feel like you re back.

An understandable guide to common wine terms. Wine is one of the most diverse complex and nuanced drinks in the world. When you hear it talked about with wine terms like riesling tannin and full bodied being thrown around it often feels like understanding.

Wine is bottled poetry robert louis stevenson there are 10 different types of wine you should know though to a beginner the world of wine can seem completely overwhelming. Plush round velvety supple opulent voluptuous creamy buttery lush soft silky spineless flabby this is the number one most asked for style of finish on a wine. So what are the common types of finishes in wines.