If a wine creates in your mouth a slight feeling of heat, then it is defined warm. Usually this feeling is due to the high alcohol levels, or the wealth of glycerin.
Wine is a fermented grape juice, which contains from 10% to 14% alcohol by volume. It is the only alcoholic beverage that can be made on its own: just throw the grapes into a container, press themÂ…
When grapes are harvested and pressed, the resulting must is called first juicing. The skins and pulps are then pressed again to pull out the remaining liquid, which is called "torchiato" or wineÂ…
The art of harmonizing and enhancing the best characteristics of the wines and food. It is based on rules that leave room for taste and for the experience of those who adopt them.
Who cultivates the vineyard, the name of the farmer who cultivates the raw material (eg. grapes) that is used to make wine. In France it is called "viticulteur" or "vigneron"; in Anglo–Saxon…
A wine is defined woody when it was kept too long in wooden barrels or was stored in defective barrels. A woody taste gives a feeling that is almost always unpleasant.
