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AWARD WINNING ORGANICALLY PRODUCED WINES |
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Glossary |
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Acidity:
occurs naturally in wines, giving the wine
its tartness.
Balance: how the wine components
of fruit, acids, alcohol, tannins, sugar
or oak are balanced in the wine. One component
could be emphasized.
Complex:
wines with many layers of flavor that change
during the tasting.
Dry wine:
has little or no noticeable sugar.
Finish:
the way flavors or textures linger or do
not linger after the wine is tasted.
Full bodied:
describes a robust, intensely flavored wine
with a relatively high sugar and alcohol
content.
Tannins:
occur naturally in grapes and can give wine a bitter taste. Toasty: the flavor imparted in a wine aged or fermented in an oak barrel. Also described as "smokey", "vanilla", "toffee" or "caramel". |
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