taste tasting | a kind of sensing, distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds, a wine tasting |
winemaking wine making | the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine |
cellar wine cellar | storage space where wines are stored |
wine bar | a bar that serves only wine |
wine bottle | a bottle for holding wine |
wine bucket wine cooler | a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine |
wine cask wine barrel | a barrel that holds wine |
winery wine maker | distillery where wine is made |
port-wine stain nevus flammeus | a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple |
wine wineolored wineoloured | a red as dark as red wine |
taste property | a property appreciated via the sense of taste |
tastebud taste bud gustatory organ | an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue |
taste cell gustatory cell | an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve |
taste gustation sense of taste gustatory modality | the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth, his cold deprived him of his sense of taste |
taste taste sensation gustatory sensation taste perception gustatory perception | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus, the candy left him with a bad taste, the melon had a delicious taste |
taste appreciation discernment perceptiveness | delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values), arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success, to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste |
taste | a brief experience of something, he got a taste of life on the wild side, she enjoyed her brief taste of independence |
crackle crackling crepitation | the sharp sound of snapping noises |
preference penchant predilection taste | a strong liking, my own preference is for good literature, the Irish have a penchant for blarney |
acquired taste | a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience, martinis are an acquired taste |
taste mouthful | a small amount eaten or drunk, take a taste--you'll like it |
honey crisp | a crisp candy made with honey |
chip crisp potato chip Saratoga chip | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat |
wine vinegar | vinegar made from wine |
wine sauce | white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs, for fish or meat |
marchand de vin mushroom wine sauce | brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira |
wine vino | fermented juice (of grapes especially) |
red wine | wine having a red color derived from skins of darkolored grapes |
white wine | pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation |
blush wine pink wine rose rose wine | pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began |
altar wine sacramental wine | used in a communion service |
sparkling wine | effervescent wine |
Burgundy Burgundy wine | red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) |
Canary wine | a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands |
Bordeaux Bordeaux wine | any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them |
California wine | any of various wines produced in California |
dessert wine | still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal |
jug wine | inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs |
Rhine wine Rhenish hock | any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) |
Rhone wine | any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France |
straw wine | sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats |
table wine | wine containing not more than percent alcohol usually served with a meal |
generic generic wine | a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating, a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape |
varietal varietal wine | a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape |
fortified wine | wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added |
port port wine | sweet darked dessert wine originally from Portugal |
mulled wine | wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit |
May wine | a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff |
wine tasting | a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines |
wine lover | a connoisseur of fine wines, a grape nut |