Apprendre le vin

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acidity

The liveliness and crispness in wine that activates our salivary glands

 

1. aeration

2. The deliberate addition of oxygen to round out and soften a wine

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4. aging

5. Holding wine in barrels, tanks, and bottles to advance them to a more desirable state

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7. alcohol

8. Ethanol (ethyl alcohol), the product of fermentation of sugars by yeast

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10. anosmia

11. The loss of smell

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13. appellation

14. A legally defined region known to produce fine wine.

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16. aroma

17. The smell of wine, especially young wine (different than “bouquet”)

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19. astringent

20. Tasting term noting the harsh, bitter, and drying sensations in the mouth caused by high levels of tannin

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