Wine Term: Appellation Variations: Viticultural Area, Wine Growing Region, Region Alternate Usages: AVA, AOC, DO, DOC, QbA, DVA What it really means: Where is the wine from? You never want to say, “What city is the wine from?” – that just sounds uninformed. It is best to ask,…
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Customer Take Over Version: Knit
If you’ve ever been verbally accosted by a Sommelier at a restaurant or Wine shop/bar, you’ve probably heard them throw out something about a wine being “open-knit” or “tightly-wound” – but what does that actually mean? Our Customer (and fan of Jessica) Danielle P. asked that exact question:…
It’s National Hot Buttered Rum Day!
National Hot Buttered Rum Day is celebrated on January 17th each year. Spinning off last week’s Hot Toddy Day, the next best thing you can drink in these cold, cold months is a rich, buttery, spiced rum beverage. C’mon, what’s not to love!? Butter, check. Rum, check. Spices,…
Customer Take Over Version: Minerality
Our customer Andrew writes: “I really want to understand what “minerality” means when applied to wine. Does “exhibits minerality” = “not fruity” or what? Thanks.” Aaaaaand away we go! Wine Term: Minerality Variations: Flint, Wet Stones, Gun Flint, Flinty, Pebbles, River Stones, Slate Alternate Usages: Dry, Austere, Chalky…
It’s National Hot Toddy Day!
National Hot Toddy Day is celebrated on the 11th of January each year. Yup, cold and flu season is in full swing. Winter is upon us. Hot Toddy to the rescue! Generally speaking, no two Hot Toddies are the same. Your most-general base is: a hot liquid, sweetener,…
Customer Take Over Version: Graphite
Graphite, much like wet stones, as a wine term (believe it or not) is a hard pill to swallow for a few. We’ll let our customer Steve Dummit take it from here… “C’mon now, Cameron. Graphite has no odor or taste! It is a very inert 3-dimensional carbon…
The Future of Wine?
Last year we wound down the year by delving deep into the pages of wine history, so we figured this year would be fun to speculate on the future… Where evidence is still being found in the ongoing history of wine, and much is still speculative – some…
Customer Take Over Version: Tannin
Wine Term: Tannin So, this one comes from our customer Bill Carroll: “I’d love a better understanding of tannins and how they effect (sic) the overall taste and enjoyment of certain wines.” Away we go! Variations: Grip, Grippy, Grab Alternate Usages: Unfiltered, sediment, solids What it really means:…
Customer Take Over Version: Jammy
Wine Term: Jammy Our customer Pete Hovde inquired: “I have seen some wines described as “jammy”. Is that considered a good or bad characteristic?” Well, here we go… Variations: Fuited, Fruit-forward, Juicy Alternate Usages: n/a What it really means: A wine with lots of fruit smells, generally sweet…
