Guide to wine terminology: an easy-to-understand glossary of wine terms for retail staffs and their customers.

Beverage Dynamics | January 1, 2003| | Copyright

Too often, the definition of basic wine terms is given in a book or magazine article in language that's so technical the average reader (for whom it is written) gets lost.

The following glossary is intended to get right to the point, without using terms that are obscure, requiring a dictionary. Retailers can use this. if needed, for handy reference when dealing with wine customers, or they can make it available for consumers to peruse themselves.

Acetic: Applied to the smell of vinegar in a wine that's gone bad. Not all wine becomes acetic, but when it does ...

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