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John Deneen's Wine Glossary
Impress Your Friends with these GREAT wine terms:
| Sharp: | wines with a lot of acidity. |
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| Short: | refers to the aftertaste of a wine that doesn't last very long. |
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| Silky: | a wine that is smooth in texture. |
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| Simple: | refers to a wine that is straightforward and inexpensive. |
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| Smooth: | a wine that is rich in glycerine but light in tannins. A wine that feels good on the tongue. |
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| Soft: | delicate in taste. Usually gentle fruit and low acidity. |
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| Spicy: | having an aroma of spices. |
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| Steely: | a term used to describe white wines that are structured very firmly, with high acidity. |
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| Stemmy: | a harsh flavor, generally from the stems of the grapes. |
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| Straw: | descriptive of the golden color of some white wines. |
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| Strawberry: | a fruity aroma of strawberries found in some red and rose wines. |
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| Structure: | the fundamental elements of a wine, acid, alcohol, fruit, tannins. |
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| Sweet: | the presence of sugar that has not converted into alcohol. |
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