Buttery

March 30, 2020

Used to describe a wine that has an AROMA and flavor reminiscent of butter. Buttery aromas and flavors in wine are the result of DIACETYL, which is a by-product of MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION.

A bottle of wine is about 80 percent water.

Answer: True.

A bottle of wine is about 80 to 85 percent water and 13.5 percent alcohol (depending on the particular wine). The remaining amount is made up of the chemical compounds that account for most of the flavor and color of the wine.

Smaragd

This Austrian term is used only in the Wachau region of Lower Austria for the ripest grapes and, hence, for the fullest-bodied wines. Smaragd (pronounced smar-AHGD) wines must have a minimum of 12.5 percent alcohol,… Continue reading

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