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Icewine (or ice wine; German: Eiswein) is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing for a more concentrated grape juice to develop.
In the Maipo Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon wines are characterized by their pervasive blackcurrant fruit and an earthy, dusty note. In warmer regions, such as the Colchagua Province and around Curicó, the grapes ripen more fully; they produce wines with rich fruit flavours that can be perceived as sweet due to the ripeness of the fruit. The ...
Jul. 19—Finger Lakes wineries experimented in the 1990s with Bordeaux grape varieties such as the cabernets (sauvignon and franc) and merlot. I say experiment, because the results were inconsistent.
This allows the cork to maintain partial contact with the wine in order to stay damp but also keeps the air bubble formed by a wine's ullage at the top rather than in the middle of the bottle if the wine is lying on its side. Keeping the ullage near the top, it has been argued, allows for a slower and more gradual oxidation and maturation process.
Jammy: a wine that is rich in fruit but maybe lacking in tannins. [18] Lean: the sense of acidity in the wine that lacks a perception of fruit. [6] Leathery: a red wine high in tannins, with a thick and soft taste. [19] Legs: the tracks of liquid that cling to the sides of a glass after the contents have been swirled.
A bunch of Cabernet Sauvignon wine grapes at varying levels of ripeness. Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, fruit becomes sweeter, less green, and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as
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A wine's overall quality assessment, based on this examination, follows further careful description and comparison with recognized standards, both with respect to other wines in its price range and according to known factors pertaining to the region or vintage; if it is typical of the region or diverges in style; if it uses certain wine-making ...