Dictionary

Tasting:
Organoleptic annals on the senses of technical, analytical and objective form

Tasting stages:
Appearance, smell, and palate stage

Wine components:
Sweet, acid, salty, bitter

Ampelography:
Science that deals with the grape varieties and leaves

Balanced:
Wine with harmonious components

Developed:
Wine that has suffered modifications over time

Past:
Wine that has been altered and is in bad condition

Round:
A well-balanced wine in all its components, especially with reference to its touch of wood and aging in bottle

Coupage:
Mixture of different harvests, worts or wines, of the same vintage or different years

Oenology:
The science, technique, and art of producing wine

Body:
Wine consistency on the palate, wine full of vitality and richness of alcoholic content

Aromatic:
Wine with a wealth of bouquets

Character:
Outstanding wine regulated with defined characteristics

Spiced:
Wine with aromas and flavours of spices

Complex:
A well-elaborated wine with many matrices in its aromas

Light:
Wine with low level of alcohol content and body

 

Viktor Kompanichenko
Sommelier