Episode 006: Top 10 Snobby Wine Terms (Defined)
Wine for Normal People
Wine for Normal People
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2011
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Confused by wine terminology? Elizabeth and Rick define some of the most common terms and descriptors thrown around at wine tastings and dinner parties.
Show Notes:
News - Robert Parker no longer reviewing California wines (and why this matters)
- Top 10 Snobby Wine Terms & Their Meanings (listen for Elizabeth’s colorful definitions):
- Dusty
- Minerality
- Gamey
- Tannic
- Acidic
- Dry (and the opposite: Sweet)
- Sweet
- Finish
- Bouquet
- Tight
- Did we miss any snobby wine terms? Tell us in the comments
- Grape of the Week - Chardonnay (and all its flavor variations) Take the Wine Sisterhood survey about wine-related mobile apps Next week’s topic: It’s up to you!
Drop a comment on the Wine for Normal People Blog with your questions or show ideas
Sponsored by the free Hello Vino mobile app (iPhone & Android) More at the Wine for Normal People blog.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wine for Normal People Radio for People |
| 0:06.0 | for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it. |
| 0:09.0 | This weekly podcast is a 22 minute exploration of a hot topic in wine. |
| 0:16.0 | It's an honest, fun, and interesting look inside wine, wine technology, and the wine industry. |
| 0:21.0 | And it'll prove to you that wine doesn't have to be snotty, condescending or boring. |
| 0:26.0 | We're normal people who like wine and we welcome you to wine for normal people. |
| 0:30.6 | Today's program is sponsored by Hello Vino, a free mobile app that will help you pick a wine next time you're in the store or the restaurant. |
| 0:38.0 | The free app is available on both iPhone and Android. Check it out at hello vino dot com. I'm Elizabeth Schneider a |
| 0:45.2 | certified solier certified specialist of wine wine blogger of wine for |
| 0:49.5 | normal people and educator with years of experience in the wine industry, but I'm not an insider. |
| 0:54.3 | I can't stand pretense in wine or in anything else. |
| 0:58.0 | And I'm Rick Breslin co-host and certified technology lover. |
| 1:02.2 | Also the co-founder of Helovino, the Wine App for Normal People. |
| 1:06.5 | Today is Friday, February 11th, and our topic is 10 snobby wine terms defined. That's right. We're going to define what some of these |
| 1:17.1 | terms that people throw around at wine tastings or even if you're at a dinner |
| 1:22.0 | party and you've got that person who you know is totally |
| 1:25.8 | a fanatic about wine and they're throwing around terms like gamey and minerality we're going to |
| 1:32.2 | we're going to define all those, break it down, and it's sort of like |
| 1:36.4 | a the Soros show. |
| 1:38.8 | Sounds real geeky when I say it that way, though. |
| 1:41.5 | That does sound really geeky but still I think it's an app |
| 1:46.7 | descriptor so we'll go with it absolutely and but before we do we should we should |
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