ワインの味を記述する Flashcards
ワインの味や香りを表す英語の単語
Wines that will benefit with time in the bottle.
Ageworthy
A wine where all parts work well together.
Balance
A sharp not sweet taste.
Bitter
The smell that a wine develops after it has been bottled.
Bouquet
A dry-finished Champagne or sparkling wine.
Brut
A wine that has a very strong or smoky burnt toast flavour
Burnt
The smell of melted butter or toasty oak
Buttery
British term for red wines from Bordeaux
Claret
A wine that is fresh with no off-tastes
Clean
Unclear wine with sediment.
Cloudy
A wine that is very, very sweet and doesn’t have any acid
Cloying
A rough texture wine with excessive tannin or oak.
Course
A combination of richness, depth, flavor intensity, focus, balance, harmony and finesse.
Complex
A wine that has off-putting, musty, moldy flavour and aroma as well a dry aftertaste.
Corked
A wine with moderately high acidity; refreshing and bright with a clean finish.
Crisp
A wine that is light- to medium body with good flavours.
Delicate
A wine that has concentrated aromas on the nose and palate.
Dense
A wine that is starting to show signs of age in flavor, aroma or colour.
Developing
A wine with no sugar taste.
Dry
A wine with aromas or flavors of soil or earth.
Earthy
A wine that is balanced, harmonious, refined and subtle.
Elegant
A full-bodied, high alcohol wine low in acidity.
Fat
A sparkling wine that has lost its bubbles.
Flat
A wine with a smooth texture, like biting into a ripe plum.
Fleshy
A wine with smooth texture with a bouquet that is like flint on metal.
Flinty
A wine with aromas of flowers.
Floral / Flowery
A wine with lively, clean and fruity tastes.
Fresh
A wine that is harmonious and pleasing in a subtle way.
Graceful
Tasting of unripe fruit
Green
A wine that is tannic or high in alcohol
Harsh
A wine that is high in alcohol.
Heady
Usually a red wine with high alcohol that is full bodied, warm.
Hearty
A wine with the aromas and flavors of herbs.
Herbal
A wine with a slight “leaf” taste.
Leafy
When the wines’ aftertaste remains on the palate for several seconds.
Lingering
A wine that is fresh and fruity, bright and alive.
Lively
A wine with a nice earthiness, especially a sweet, dark earth quality.
Loamy
A red wine that have an aroma of cooked meat.
Meaty
The feel of wine in the mouth.
Mouthfeel
An off-putting moldy or mildewy smell.
Musty
A wine blended with grapes grown in more than one vintage.
Non-Vintage
A slightly sweet wine.
Off-Dry
A light, fruity, youthful red wine bottled and sold as soon as possible.
Nouveau
The flavor or taste of a wine as the wine moves through the mouth.
Palate
The time when a wine tastes its best.
Peak
A wine with strong sweet and floral aromas.
Perfumed
A wine that is intense and powerful.
Potent
A powerful, assertive smell linked to a high level of acidity.
Pungent
A wine that is undeveloped, tannic and high in alcohol or acidity.
Raw
A wines with generous, full, pleasant flavors, usually sweet and round in nature.
Rich
A pink or salmon-colored wine made from red grapes.
Rosé
A wine that has a drying, gritty or furry mouthfeel from higher levels of tannins.
Rough
A wine with a texture that is smooth, not coarse or tannic.
Round
A flavour that comes from aging in oak barrels S_ _ _ _
Smoky
A wine low in acid or tannin which is easy drinking.
Soft
Flavors such as anise, cinnamon, cloves, mint and pepper.
Spicy
A wines that has lost its fresh, young qualities.
Stale
Flavors that are faint, muted or low-key, not overpowering.
Subtle
A wine that has a high sugar content.
Sweet
A wine high in tannins or with a rough mouthfeel.
Tannic
A wine with a sharp-taste from high levels of acids.
Tart
The unique combination of soil, climate, topography and grape variety at each vineyard.
Terroir
A that has little body and depth.
Thin
A flavor that comes from ageing in oak barrels. T _ _ _ _ _
Toasty
A wine with rich flavors and a silk like mouthfeel.
Velvety
The year in which the grapes were grown
Vintage
