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Wine vocabulary

A

ABOCADO: slightly sweet wine.

AFRUPTED: wine with a pleasant fruity perfume indicating a good, well-ripened grape.

B

BODY: wine with strength and taste values.

BOUQUET: smell of the wine, acquired during bottle ageing.

C

CROWN: in sparkling wines, the crown is the row of bubbles that form on the surface of the glass.

COUPAGE: blending of different wines to obtain a homogenised product.

D

DRY: with little residual sugars that are not noticeable during tasting.

F

FINE: ethereal and delicate table wine.

G

GENEROUS: wine, with a high alcohol content, which can reach 23 degrees.

GREEN: young wine, made from unripe grapes.

GREENING: wine made from unripe grapes.

L

LONG END: refers to how long the aroma of the wines persists after drinking.

M

MISTELA: wine, with an alcoholic strength of more than 13 degrees, obtained by blending grape must and wine alcohol.

MONOVARIETAL: are those wines made from 100% of a single grape variety.

O

OLD: wine aged for a long time in cask or bottle.

P

PELEÓN: vulgar wine, usually adulterated.

POSTGUSTO: are the smell that remain on the palate.

R

RANCID: oxidised, liquorish and dry wine. A defect in table wines and not in fortified wines.

ROUND: is all about harmony. It doesn't matter whether the taste is intense or light, complex or simple, as long as nothing dominates the other sensations.

RETROGUSTO: all the sensations that a wine leaves after being drunk.

RETRONASAL: smell that we perceive when the wine is in the mouth and after swallowing.

RIBETE: the rim formed by the wine on contact with the glass.

S

SPIRIT: aromatic and alcoholic wine.

STRIPED: wine with excess acetic acid, which is also called vinegary.

SULPHITE: sulphur salts, which have a preservative and antioxidant effect, found naturally or added to wine.

T

TANINO: polyphenols that give bitterness and astringency to the wine. Tannins are responsible for keeping the wine young, and can come from both the grape and the barrel.

V

VARIETY: Type of grape. There are red and white grapes, and within these two large groups there are hundreds of different varieties.

VARIETAL: wine with aromatic characteristics of the grape variety.

VELVETY: red wine, smooth and noble.

VOLUMINOUS: is when the wine is held in the mouth, it is perceived on the tongue, under the tongue, on the roof of the mouth... everywhere.

Y

YEAR: harvest year.

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