Learning the Lingo of Wine
Part Three
Advice from Wine Taster Jill Stacey
Jill is teaching us to speak wine...get up to speed on wine lingo with these new terms! Click here for the complete Wine Lingo list.
 Blend – This is a wine that uses several different varietals blended together to create a unique wine all its own. This type of wine has become more and more popular as people like to see what different varietals taste like as they are blended. A blend could also be done with the same varietals but from different regions. The only down fall is that each year’s release could taste completely different from the year before.
Finish – This term describes how the wine feels after you have swallowed. Are there lingering flavors? Do the flavors change from one distinctive flavor to another? Or is the finish non-existent?
Old World – This term indicates a wine coming from those countries first known for producing wine, mainly European countries like Italy, France, Germany, Spain, and Greece. It can also be used to describe specific techniques that have become traditionally used in those European Countries.
Vintage – The year the grapes were grown and harvested. The Vintage will always be on the label. However there are some unique wines that do not carry a vintage because they are typically a blend of many different vintages. This can be seen in Champagnes, Ports and Sherry.
Vintner – A person who makes or sells wine. Mainly used to describe the owner of the winery. Sometimes they employ a winemaker.
Reference:
Karen MacNeil’s “The Wine Bible”
Workman Publishing, New York
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