Tasting Descriptors

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Are wine tasting note descriptors listed in order of prominence?

May 9, 2022

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How can a wine taster distinguish between so many different types of "pepper" in a wine?

May 2, 2022

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What does it mean to say a wine is "full-bodied"?

Nov 1, 2021

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What does it mean if a wine is “snappy”?

Aug 25, 2021

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Do tobacco or smoke aromas mean that a wine contains tobacco?

Aug 9, 2021

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What does it mean to say a wine is “dry”? And which wines are driest?

Jun 21, 2021

Columns

Elegance in Wine

The equilibrium on display in an elegant wine is what makes it enjoyable young, but also what gives it cellar potential

• Alison Napjus

From the Jun 30, 2021, issue

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Are wine tasting note descriptors listed in order of prominence, like ingredients on a food label?

Mar 1, 2021

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What does it mean when a tasting note refers to the “midpalate”? How do you experience it?

Nov 23, 2020

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What do you call white wines that have a citrusy, fizzy sensation?

Nov 13, 2020

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Is it possible to visualize wine in terms of shapes, rather than words?

Nov 2, 2020

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What does “angular” mean in wine tasting lingo?

Oct 16, 2020