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Salt in wine? What are wine experts referring to?
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Salt in wine? What are wine experts referring to?
Decanter consultant editor Steven Spurrier gives his opinion...
You had a really good time last night but feel rough this morning? What exactly causes headaches when drinking too much alcohol? David Bird MW answers that question for Decanter.
What is sulfur dioxide, and why are moves by some to abandon its use so contentious?
Anne Krebiehl MW on the rise of German Pinot Noir
Does Crémant de Bourgogne age as well as Champagne?
Charles Curtis MW offers his best tips...
Can wine get so cold that it actually damage the wine? Tony Aspler answers that question for Decanter
Is this true that vanilla notes in a wine are a sign it has been aged in American oak? Sarah Jane Evans gives her view to Decanter
Jasper Morris MW explains what is happening...
Oak ageing is an art. The barrels a winemaker chooses have a marked effect on how the wine will taste, lending flavours that range from sweet to austere, says Margaret Rand.
What are natural wines and how do they taste?
Tasting term used to describe a fresh, crisp wine,
Anglo-saxon name for the cellars
High alcohol wine,
Tasting term used to indicate a wine pale in colour
Lees.
Tasting term used to indicate the duration of the aftertaste, once a wine has been swallowed.
Dead yeast cells, which form a deposit at the bottom of a tank after the alcoholic fermentation.
Label term used to indicate a wine made from grapes harvested later than usual,
Tasting term used to describe a wet-wool aroma or taste.
German wine designation, roughly equivalent to the French Vin de Pays.
Shallow stone trough, used for foot treading of grapes, particularly for making Port.
See 'acids',
Rotten egg gas.
Tasting term used to indicate a wine lacking in depth,
Anglo-saxon term for any German wine from the Rhine.
Austrian term for young wine,
Unit of volume, equal to 100 litres.