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Last time we asked “Why do people look so closely at their glass of wine?” and learned that flaws, such as sediment and dis-colorization can be seen in a wine glass. But, the color of a wine can also tell you about how it will taste and its age. Wi...
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During a recent wine tasting, one opinion given of the wine was that it was sweet. My reaction was that it wasn’t sweet at all. So, how can a wine seem sweet and not sweet at the same time? Well, as you’d expect, everyone’s perception of taste is di...
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While our tongue is only able to detect five basic tastes, our nose is capable of detecting millions of different aromas. When wine tasting, one of the Five S’s is smell. You stick your nose into the wine glass and take a sniff. You can get a very ...
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Ever wonder how terms like ‘Jammy,’ ‘Buttery,’ and ‘Earthy’ can be associated with wine? A product that made with grapes? Previously we looked at “How do all those flavors get into wine?” There we learned that taste and smell come from the combinati...
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When choosing a wine, one of the characteristics of interest to you might be its sweetness. But how can you really tell if a wine has sweet tendencies? The label may have some sentences on the back label to tell you just a little bit about the wine...
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Last time, the topic of residual sugar was discussed. Simply put, residual sugar (RS) is a measure of the sugar (typically in grams per liter) that remains in wine after fermentation. During an uninterrupted fermentation, the yeast will continue to...
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