Mousse

September 30, 2022

The French term for the snowy layer of bubbles that form on the top of a poured glass of Champagne or SPARKLING WINES.

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A descriptive term for the texture of a full-bodied wine with saturated fruit. Although being fat is generally considered a positive wine trait, being flabby is not. A flabby wine is a fat wine that… Continue reading

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