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Wine terms Flashcards

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1
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Wine with lack of color, and not well balanced taste

A

abierto

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2
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liquor

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aguardiente

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3
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light, fresh, drinkable wine

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alegre

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4
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inky; purple wine

A

amoratado

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5
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full bodied

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amplio

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Vintage: year from which a particular wine was produced

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añada

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7
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wine subjected to aging process > 3 years

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añejo

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8
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balanced

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armónico

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9
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bouquet

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aroma

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10
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cask

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barrica

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11
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white

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blanco

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12
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winery or cellar

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bodega

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13
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butt (oak barrel

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bota

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14
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layer; intensity of color

A

capa

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15
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skin of the grape

A

casca

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16
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formal tasting (technical, analytical evaluation)

A

cata

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17
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sparkling wine

A

cava

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18
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complex

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complejo

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19
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legs

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cortinas, lagrimas, piernas

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20
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harvest

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la cosecha

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21
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aged wine - in accordance with regulations

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crianza

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22
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informal tasting

A

degustación

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23
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aftertaste

A

dejo

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24
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dense - thick, full bodied

A

denso

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25
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DO: rating system

A

Denominación de Origen

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26
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Official black label with DO approval

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contraetiqueta

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27
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DoCa - applied to all rioja wines

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Denominación de Origen Calificada

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28
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sweet

A

dulce

29
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elegant, well balanced

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elegante, equilibrado

30
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spicy

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especiado

31
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thick, robust wine

A

espeso

32
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structure

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estructura

33
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finish - final flavors before the aftertaste

A

final de boca

34
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film of yeast growing on surface of certain wines (i.e. sherry

A

flor

35
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fresh

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fresco

36
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delicate, fruity

A

frutal

37
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strong

A

fuerte

38
Q

A wine aged at least 24 months in oak casks, and another 36 months in the bottle (for vino tinto)

A

gran reserva

39
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sediment

A

heces

40
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grape skin

A

hollejo

41
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young

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joven

42
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lees - solid sediment

A

lías

43
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ripe (mature grapes)

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madura

44
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stained (describes slightly pink white wines due to storage in tanks previously containing vino tinto)

A

manchado

45
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must - fresh grape juice

A

mosto

46
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solid residue of the grape

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orujos

47
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raisin

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pasa

48
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perfumed (wine with intense aromas)

A

perfumado

49
Q

aftertaste

A

posgusto

50
Q

gutsy (well constituted, but full bodied)

A

recio

51
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well rounded

A

redondo

52
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A wine aged at least 12 months in oak casks, and another 24 months in the bottle (for vino tinto)

A

reserva

53
Q

oak

A

roble

54
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rosé

A

rosado

55
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flavour

A

sabor

56
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flavorsome (delicious)

A

sabroso

57
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dry

A

seco

58
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silky

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sedoso

59
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smooth

A

suave

60
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tannin

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tanino

61
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red wine

A

tinto

62
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typical

A

típico

63
Q

grape harvest; process of making grapes into wine

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vendimia

64
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table wine (from unclassified vineyards with no geographical identification

A

vino de mesa

65
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blackberry -primary aromatic component of the tempranillo grape

A

zarzamora

66
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vineyard

A

viñedo, viña

67
Q

wine with higher alcohol content (like sherry)

A

vino generoso

68
Q

aging

A

envejecimiento

5. Spain: food & phrases (15 decks)

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