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| acidity | Essential to bring out the flavoursome sensation of wine. Too much will make the wine sharp and unapproachable. Too little will make the wine dull and flat without life analogous to a can of de-aerated soft drink. |
| aroma | The smell, characteristic and frangrance of wine. Used to describe grape related smells. Usually used synonymously with the word bouquet. |
| bouquet | Smell of wine as a result of the aging process in bottle. Used to describe maturity related smells. |
| cassis | French for blackcurrant. Used in preference over blackcurrant to imply a more intense and pronounced flavour of rich blackcurrant. |
| DOC | Short for Italian Denominazione di Origine Controllata and in Portugese Denominacao de Origem Controlada. |
| DOCa | Abbreviation in Spanish for Denominacion de Origen. This is the eqivalence of italian DOC and French AOC appellation. |
| DOCG | Short in Italian for Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita. Theoretically better than French AOC or the equivalent of Grand Cru Classe. |
| full-bodied | Describe wine that is rich and intense brought about by a combination of fruit extract and alcoholic strength |
| IGT | short in Italian for Indicazione Geografica Tipica. Refers to wine from a more specific region. |
| light-bodied | Describe wine that is lightly rich and intense brought about by a combination of fruit extract and alcoholic strength |
| medium-bodied | Describe wine that is moderately rich and intense brought about by a combination of fruit extract and alcoholic strength |
| mellow | Describes wine that is round or nearing its peak of maturity. Such wine typically have tamed or less edgy acidity and tanin. |
| nose | Smell or odour of the wine; usually associated with the action of smelling the wine. |
| palate | The senses of flavour or taste of wine in the mouth. |
| tannin | A dry and gritty mouth feel. Tanin is derived naturally from the grape skin. More tannin makes the wine more full bodied, but also results in longer maturing. |
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