Wine terms

Question 1

Wine with lack of color, and not well balanced taste

Answer 1

abierto

Question 2

liquor

Answer 2

aguardiente

Question 3

light, fresh, drinkable wine

Answer 3

alegre

Question 4

inky; purple wine

Answer 4

amoratado

Question 5

full bodied

Answer 5

amplio

Question 6

Vintage: year from which a particular wine was produced

Answer 6

añada

Question 7

wine subjected to aging process > 3 years

Answer 7

añejo

Question 8

balanced

Answer 8

armónico

Question 9

bouquet

Answer 9

aroma

Question 10

cask

Answer 10

barrica

Question 11

white

Answer 11

blanco

Question 12

winery or cellar

Answer 12

bodega

Question 13

butt (oak barrel

Answer 13

bota

Question 14

layer; intensity of color

Answer 14

capa

Question 15

skin of the grape

Answer 15

casca

Question 16

formal tasting (technical, analytical evaluation)

Answer 16

cata

Question 17

sparkling wine

Answer 17

cava

Question 18

complex

Answer 18

complejo

Question 19

legs

Answer 19

cortinas, lagrimas, piernas

Question 20

harvest

Answer 20

la cosecha

Question 21

aged wine - in accordance with regulations

Answer 21

crianza

Question 22

informal tasting

Answer 22

degustación

Question 23

aftertaste

Answer 23

dejo

Question 24

dense - thick, full bodied

Answer 24

denso

Question 25

DO: rating system

Answer 25

Denominación de Origen

Question 26

Official black label with DO approval

Answer 26

contraetiqueta

Question 27

DoCa - applied to all rioja wines

Answer 27

Denominación de Origen Calificada

Question 28

sweet

Answer 28

dulce

Question 29

elegant, well balanced

Answer 29

elegante, equilibrado

Question 30

spicy

Answer 30

especiado

Question 31

thick, robust wine

Answer 31

espeso

Question 32

structure

Answer 32

estructura

Question 33

finish - final flavors before the aftertaste

Answer 33

final de boca

Question 34

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

Answer 34

flor

Question 35

fresh

Answer 35

fresco

Question 36

delicate, fruity

Answer 36

frutal

Question 37

strong

Answer 37

fuerte

Question 38

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

Answer 38

gran reserva

Question 39

sediment

Answer 39

heces

Question 40

grape skin

Answer 40

hollejo

Question 41

young

Answer 41

joven

Question 42

lees - solid sediment

Answer 42

lías

Question 43

ripe (mature grapes)

Answer 43

madura

Question 44

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

Answer 44

manchado

Question 45

must - fresh grape juice

Answer 45

mosto

Question 46

solid residue of the grape

Answer 46

orujos

Question 47

raisin

Answer 47

pasa

Question 48

perfumed (wine with intense aromas)

Answer 48

perfumado

Question 49

aftertaste

Answer 49

posgusto

Question 50

gutsy (well constituted, but full bodied)

Answer 50

recio

Question 51

well rounded

Answer 51

redondo

Question 52

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

Answer 52

reserva

Question 53

oak

Answer 53

roble

Question 54

rosé

Answer 54

rosado

Question 55

flavour

Answer 55

sabor

Question 56

flavorsome (delicious)

Answer 56

sabroso

Question 57

dry

Answer 57

seco

Question 58

silky

Answer 58

sedoso

Question 59

smooth

Answer 59

suave

Question 60

tannin

Answer 60

tanino

Question 61

red wine

Answer 61

tinto

Question 62

typical

Answer 62

típico

Question 63

grape harvest; process of making grapes into wine

Answer 63

vendimia

Question 64

table wine (from unclassified vineyards with no geographical identification

Answer 64

vino de mesa

Question 65

blackberry -primary aromatic component of the tempranillo grape

Answer 65

zarzamora

Question 66

vineyard

Answer 66

viñedo, viña

Question 67

wine with higher alcohol content (like sherry)

Answer 67

vino generoso

Question 68

aging

Answer 68

envejecimiento