Veraison
The time in summer when grape berries change color signaling the onset of final ripening.… Continue reading
The time in summer when grape berries change color signaling the onset of final ripening.… Continue reading
A French term for a wine to save—in other words, a wine that will benefit… Continue reading
The time (many weeks after vines emerge from dormancy, usually in May in the northern… Continue reading
A quality that a wine possesses if it is historically typical of its region. Whether… Continue reading
The process of perceiving smells. Humans use two separate sensory areas to smell things. The… Continue reading
The Urdu word used to describe the idea of wanting to experience something over and… Continue reading
The clinical name for a smell disorder that distorts actual odors, making many typically appetizing… Continue reading
The Italian term for bitter. Many Italian wines, both white and red, have a slight… Continue reading
TCA stands for 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, a compound that forms when phenols interact with chlorine and mold.… Continue reading
Dosage (doh-SAHJ) is the degree of sweetness of the liqueur d’expédition (a combination of sugar… Continue reading
While the term “ghost winery” conjures images of phantoms and rattling chains, the only spirits… Continue reading
Any beverage left to age in wooden barrels will ultimately lose some of its volume… Continue reading