Herbal

When used to describe a wine with flavors or AROMAS slightly reminiscent of herbs, herbal is positive. Good sauvignon blanc, for example, is considered slightly herbal. When herbal flavors become extreme, they are often described as herbaceous, a quality some wine drinkers like and others don’t. Herbal is different than VEGETAL, a term used negatively to describe a wine with a dank green OFF ODOR.

It’s ok to chill a wine by putting it in the freezer.

Answer: False.

This is a Maybe. I hate to admit it, but I’ve done it, and I think without any bad effects. But--and it’s a big but--the only whites I’ve ever put in the freezer have all been pretty inexpensive wines. If I have, say, an expensive white Burgeundy ordeaux that needs to be chilled, Iâ€™ll use a gentler method: an ice-water bath. Fill a bucket half with ice and half with cold water. The bucket should be deep enough so the bottle can be submerged up to its neck in the ice-water bath. To chill a white wine this way takes about 20 minutes.

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