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Wine vocabulary

Sound like a pro. Wine tasting and winemaking have their own language. Here's your insider guide to the jargon. Note how many terms there are.

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    Common wine aromas

    Some of the smells most often found in wine, with the wine types most frequently responsible for them.

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    Tasting terms

    An alphabetical list of common tasting terms for both flavour and structure. Some complimentary, some very much less so.

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