Wine

Wine

Referring to any alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of grapes.

Industry: Beverages

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Murky

Beverages; Wine

More than deeply colored; lacking brightness, turbid and sometimes a bit swampy. Mainly a fault of red wines.

Must

Beverages; Wine

The unfermented juice of grapes extracted by crushing or pressing; grape juice in the cask or vat before it is converted into wine.

Musty

Beverages; Wine

Having an off-putting mouldy or mildewy smell. The result of a wine being made from mouldy grapes, stored in improperly cleaned tanks and barrels, or contaminated by a poor cork.

Nebuchadnezzar

Beverages; Wine

A giant wine bottle holding 15 liters; the equivalent of 20 standard bottles.

Hearty

Beverages; Wine

Used to describe the full, warm, sometimes rustic qualities found in red wines with high alcohol.

Herbaceous

Beverages; Wine

Denotes the taste and smell of herbs in a wine. A plus in many wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, and to a lesser extent Merlot and Cabernet. Herbal is a synonym.