Wine expressions evolve with the culture.(FoodPlus)

From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: August 2, 2000 | Copyright information

Most people understand that, in today's vernacular, cool doesn't necessarily mean cold and that bad is sometimes good.

Wine words, too, have evolved along with culture too. Many expressions make sense: Beaujolais-Villages is indeed a wine grown in villages within the Beaujolais region; superiore is a wine with superior qualities - specifically higher natural alcohol and extended aging.

Some Old World expressions have made it into the international lexicon. Winemakers around the world understand terroir to mean the vine's total natural environment: soil, climate, latitude ...

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