Winosapien - Wine Education and Musings
My goal is to make wine more accessible and enjoyable by breaking down the world of wine into ‘sips.’ Sometimes, I’ll have longer posts where I’ll go into more detail. In those cases, I’ll flag that the article is longer and in more depth than usual.
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My wine appreciation journey began senior year at Cornell. While I learned a lot in the class, the lessons of how to taste didn’t really stick. I mainly drank wine to enjoy it, without...
Frequently Used (and Sometimes Confusing) Wine Terms
Acidity: One of the principal components of wine. It’s what makes wine refreshing to drink. For white wines, it is the backbone...
At its most basic, wine is fermented fruit juice, and therein lies its mystery. Logically, we might expect most wines to taste relatively the same, with the largest delineation falling...
The world’s most complex beverage happens to be mostly water. The remainder is predominantly alcohol, and the leftover sliver defines the bottle. While that may seem underwhelming,...
If you read my post on the structural components of wine, you’ll have a basic overview of what comprises a bottle of wine. A logical next question is, “why do these things matter?”...
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