Category Archives: Words Of WineDom

Wine writers, critics and geeks have a peculiar lingo that often times is not understood by the masses. I thought it would be fun to address words and terms used by those in winedom and hopefully enlighten anyone who cares to know.

WORD OF THE DAY… NERVY.

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Stan The Wine Man

I like the word “nervy” as a wine descriptor, and I really don’t use it enough. But what is a wine writer trying to convey when using this word in relation to wine? Nervy: In the dictionary, the word can … Continue reading →

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WORD OF THE DAY… MUSCULAR.

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Stan The Wine Man

Big guns (biceps), well-developed pecks or defined quads… These are some of the things that come to mind when we use the word muscular. There is freakish muscular, like some of the body builders you see in muscle magazines. There … Continue reading →

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WORD OF THE DAY… BALANCE.

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Stan The Wine Man

Balance is always a good word. We all like to have a balanced checkbook, balance in our diet and balance in life. A kid that has good balance will in most cases be good at sports. When it comes to … Continue reading →

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WORD OF THE DAY… LINEAR.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Stan The Wine Man

Many times I have seen a wine writer use linear in a descriptor for wine. What exactly are they trying to relate when using this term? The word linear is defined as pertaining to or represented by lines. What does … Continue reading →

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