Red Wine Vocabulary | Wine Folly

[@dario27]

A mnemonic rule for the six traits: if you drink too much wine, you’ll get FAT ABS (Fruit quality, Acidity, Tannins, Alcohol, Body, Sweetness). Nice video!

[@uzbekcooks7814]

appreciate your contribution to this world. I need to re-watch this every other month. Thank you!

[@welshtoro3256]

Having a wine vocabulary is a seriously important process to a person's wine development. I've been drinking wine since I was 15, forty years ago. My parents were very liberal and had no hang ups about it. I have the Bacchus in me. My wine journey is almost entirely self taught but we're always learning. I've seen confident, well paid and powerful individuals reduced to jelly when asking for a wine recommendation in a wine store. (It's the same with whisky too.) They have no language to express themselves and find it very socially awkward. Many of my friends and colleagues laugh at the perceived pretentiousness of tasting notes but appreciate that I understand wine at another level. In Britain you're a wine 'snob' if you like good wine. Unfortunately, that is a barrier that holds many people back from enjoying good wine. I'm not talking about Grand Cru stuff but a nice bottle of £15 red from the local supermarket. For me, enjoying wine is about enjoying life. Having a simple understanding of the basics is a solid foundation. Good video. WT

[@KaterinasKitchen]

The fear of being perceived as a snob is what kept me from exploring wine for years. I enjoy how much there is to learn and explore from wine, and to your point -- answering a new acquaintance's, "Where do you buy your wine?" with -- "The grocery store" LOL. That exchange brought way more levity to the table, haha!

[@jimjael252]

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[@fastlx13]

I need to rewatch this every few months. Thank you

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[@arveyann]

Absolutely love this video! So informative for new wine lovers to explain the sensations they are experiencing!

[@brianc4317]

glad you liked it but some of us alraedy knew this. but keep trying to understand wine newbie.

[@novalexa3135]

You can actually apply these terms to people. Sweet (outgoing) vs dry, friuty (idealistic) vs down-to-earth, tannic (takes time to adjust to) vs easy-going, alcoholic (strong) vs light (feeble), full-bodied (chubby) vs light-bodied (skinny). 😀

[@winefolly]

haha love these

[@MistyHarris]

This is one of the most useful tasting videos I've ever seen. Thanks!

[@winefolly]

wow thanks!

[@jqiyemajier3568]

Love the examples you gave because it helps actually tasting it to know the words to properly describe 👏🏾👏🏾

[@winefolly]

Yes! Great 👍 enjoy!

[@jeffreyneuman5302]

Appreciate your books and video's they make Wine more fun and understandable

[@rogueacademic]

I think I experience overlap between acidity and tannin; the lemon versus the wet tea bags helps!

[@musicdefinesyouMDY]

Thanks for sharing all the information ! Best regards from Argentina Buenos Aires 👏👏👏👏👏 l love u.

[@beardedspirit735]

This is perfection. Loved tasting examples. More of these please

[@winefolly]

Thank you! Will do!

[@briansparks3385]

I just discovered you today, sorry i am so late to this party. I found you searching today for videos on how to better understand AND pronounce French wines in preparation for our 2022 vacation (assuming Covid had gone the way of the Dodo bird by then). Enjoying them all...you rock. Thanks

[@MeetJoeAsian]

This is the exact video I've been searching for on youtube.

[@girlvsgrape7429]

Reds are still a mystery to me, so I am going to taste lots of them over the next few weeks to get acquainted! Thanks for the helpful video🙏

[@clean9208]

Английский язык не знаю, но всё понимаю по языку жестов. Очень полезная для меня, как винодела, информация. I don't know English, but I understand everything by sign language. Very useful information for me as a winemaker.

[@atmmyers1]

Good descriptions on how to single out each property!

[@winefolly]

Glad you approve!

[@jamesportoraro8248]

You're really a wonderful educator! Thank you for your work!

[@winefolly]

Wow, thank you!

[@understandingwines9181]

This was great! I loved the different 'testing' methods she used. Very insightful

[@CoconutWaterfalls]

Helpful video, thanks. I signed up, but I didn’t get an email, and I don’t see any access to the “free wine guide” you mention @4:52

[@jersonguedes531]

Good, good form of explanation!!

[@Caring.for.Couples]

If this video was titled wine 101 for beginners it would get the views it deserves! Well done so great with the examples!

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This video is brilliant. Thanks!!

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awesome, both basic and advanced, wine lecturing. Thanks for sharing :)

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Absolutely loved this video for the way you explained and presented everything, thank you.

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[@Kim-Dalton]

Love the content on your channel and I like your sense of humor. I'm a new sub and I hit that subscribe button while I was drinking a glass of red wine. Thanks, Madeline.

[@winefolly]

FANTASTIC!!! Salut! and welcome :)

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[@Jalliams]

Really cool lesson, with some chuckles along the way. Thank you & cheers 🍷

[@tarzasha]

Tea bagging demonstration-- A+

[@winefolly]

I do tea bagging quite literally.

[@fairworld2522]

I love this woman

[@joellysjustasimp]

Nice! Thanks for this

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Thank you that was insightful.

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Excellent video!

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[@jeffhindman2052]

Question: I'm fairly educated in the world of wine, always trying new wines, it's my fave hobby :) I like Scotch from the Islay region of Scotland (think earthy, smoky, heavy, rich) I'm curious which red varietals and which Countries I should be focusing on to find a red wine/blend with similar notes? I'd really like to find that "smoky" characteristic in a red wine . . . thoughts? ~ thx :)

[@lakesidebc]

Very enjoyable and a great springboard forward into the subject. Well presented, thanks Madeline. Subscribed.

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[@maximgeerts]

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[@eshalli]

So so helpful! Thank you!

[@economist737]

Literally tea-bagging

[@jposeega]

Very informative!

[@brianglas7768]

Thanks for the video. I can confused sometimes between tannin and acidity. Isn't tannin an acid? Tannic acid?

[@winefolly]

The majority of the acid in wine is Tartaric Acid, like vast majority (but not all) and it's present in wine in a much more substantial amount than tannin. So, that souring mouth-puckery sensation you get on your tongue is you feeling the pH level of *mostly* tartaric acid. It gives you fish lips. Whereas, these tannins are compounds mostly catechin, epicatechin, gallic acid, malvidin, monomeric and polymeric anthocyanins (color pigment), etc they are a lot less present in wine and we feel them much differently. Now, feeling-wise, this is a bit unscientific, but I feel them as a sand-paper-like sensation when I rub my tongue to the roof of my mouth, or as a gripping sensation that attaches my inside lips to my teeth. People say "drying" and that's pretty accurate way. Different types of tannins taste differently, for example, black tea has much more bitter-tasting tannins than wine. But, it's still a really good test for tasting them!

[@findingswee]

Thanks for the interesting video 👍👏. I live in the biggest wine producing canton in Switzerland. True, it takes time to learn about wine and each wine producer has their own unique wine. I still have not tasted all wine after several years living here lol lol. Yes, there will be wine open cellars event - wine tasting end of August in Wallis, over 200 plus cellars to choose to go, can't wait to discover more wine🤩.

[@winefolly]

Wow!!! Switzerland makes some tremendous wines and no one knows about them because y'all drink them all for yourselves!!! ;) have fun on your next adventure!

[@evanbragin9620]

My kinda experimentation...👏👏👏🍷🍷🍷

[@jamestaylor9258]

Well played.

[@jhpvids]

Enjoy your videos. Love Cabernet....Great info.

[@johnospina9842]

Well done Madeline!

[@CameronS437]

Great video. This clear some confusion up for me!

[@bucketofguts]

My friend uses the vodka infused method on his wife on date night. Now i think that is unscrupulous, but she is always smiling and talking about wine.

[@winefolly]

This makes me recount the words "unmolested" that I said in this video.

[@lmadsen7118]

What makes the metallic taste in some wines?

[@winefolly]

This is a good question because it's not easy to answer. It depends on the situation. So, for example, there is a compound in fish oils that when you take a sip of red wine, it gives you a metallic taste because of the oils reacting with the wine's natural chemical properties. Of course, there are some cheap wines that I buy that I swear taste metallic. That taste isn't from metal, it's most likely how the wine's taste is expressing itself on the finish. I usually only experience this with red wines, so I suspect it has something to do with natural proteins on my tongue interacting with the polyphenols / tannins in red wine. Oddly enough, I wonder if you try rinsing your palate with water and sipping the wine if it changes? This is a question worth investigating more!

[@lmadsen7118]

@@winefolly Thanks a lot for your good answer. I have always believed it where the tannins that made that taste :)

[@xXMatzeXx943]

@@winefolly sorry but that's not 100% true. A cheap wine can have a metal flavor but that's not always the case. The metallic taste comes from the minerals in the ground. When you taste some wines in Bordeaux or in Burgenland in Austria (Eisenberg) you can notice a tiny note of a metal flavor.

[@alanweir4118]

Very good video.

[@raulfernandez-og5ju]

Brilliant

[@ricardoperondi3333]

Thanks for the explanation! By the way....I miss your videos...where are you???

[@haciseferov]

Thank you for the great video!

[@donnydonny9587]

So great

[@dionyates2482]

I remember childhood Christmases when, if my family thought a red wine was too dry, they'd add blackcurrant juice to sweeten it. Lemonade would 'improve' a dry white. Real bunch o' wine snobs, my folks.

[@winefolly]

😂

[@daver8521]

What a clever, informative, and entertaining video! Thanks, Madeline!

[@winefolly]

You are so welcome!

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[@winefolly]

Hope you enjoy it!

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[@joytart]

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[@neoknotiknow]

oh the kids and their lovely little wine vocabulary 😊🍷

[@uChef_italy]

Very interesting indeed! Thx :)

[@nieema0]

If you add honey to a wine that is high in tannis does it change anything?

[@winefolly]

Yes. While you'll still have all the astringency and bitterness there, sweetness changes our perception of it. It lowers our perception of bitterness. I guess that's why people say "bittersweet?"

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Ugh. She's such a Goddess!

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Imagine her with long hair. OMG.

[@lindseyrae8598]

I love wine🍷

[@bobkarakas4930]

more videos please

[@alfonseca7673]

It’s 9:45pm on a Thursday All that talk about delicious wine fruit high tanning and taste made me open a bottle of Pecchenino 2004 LE COSTE Barolo .. LOOK WHAT YOU MAKE ME DO!!!! 😆

[@winefolly]

Big trouble!

[@bonsummers2657]

I'm looking for a wine like this description: Aromas of rich dark currants, nectarine skins, gushing blackberry, but lots of fragrant tobacco, rich soil, white flowers, smashed minerals and metal. Medium-bodied and saucy but racy acidity stabilises the wine nicely with the robust tannins laden with mocha, loamy soil, charred herbs, pencil shavings, roasted hazelnut. Dense like characters that make it perfect for cellaring, however it is drinkable straight away once you expose it to the earth’s atmosphere.

[@daveclinton4945]

Barefoot.

[@imthebigv]

I'm having a massive problem. I don't taste any of those things in my wines. I'm looking forward to trying many wines. The problem is, I never tasted any of those flavors from the wines I love to drink. The wines I'm interested in are those with big chewie wines. Normally those with the big meaty structures. I go for the big reds. Between 13.5% to15%. Is there a reason I'm missing those flavors?

[@winefolly]

Start simple. start with what you do smell in the wine and what textures you do taste. When I started, my flavor descriptions were all stuck together, it would be like "baked cherry pie" instead of "macerated cherry" "baking spices" and "toasted oak" - hope this helps. OH! and close your eyes!

[@eliaslarach1761]

nice glass!

[@winefolly]

Thanks! It's one of these: shop.winefolly.com/collections/tasting-tools/products/gabriel-glas-universal-wine-glass-austria

[@Gisbertus_Voetius]

If we could describe everything in wine, then we wouldn't need wine anymore.

[@MichaelEhling]

Same is true for strawberries, the color of you shirt, and the joy we feel doing things we love. Life, eh? :-)

[@Gisbertus_Voetius]

@@MichaelEhling On the other side: If we do not reflect about our experiences then we are driven by our mere instincts and lack a part of our being human.

[@MichaelEhling]

@@Gisbertus_Voetius So well said. Yes and thank you.

[@timeforwinemyanmar]

Love it

[@sakurachristineito6428]

What does 'green' mean in wine? Oftentimes people say some wine tastes green. Thanks!

[@xXMatzeXx943]

It means that the wine is yery young and tastes like herbs or flowers combined with a lot of acid.

[@sakurachristineito6428]

@@xXMatzeXx943 I see, so is it a good thing? But i heard people say it about an older wine..2004 to be exact!

[@xXMatzeXx943]

@@sakurachristineito6428 when you like that style, yes. It depends on the grapes ground and climate. If you dink wines from the actual year, which have more natural acid like Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Grüner Veltliner (in Austria) and in some Chardonnays you notice fresh (green) flavors. When this flavor is very dominant, you should finish the wine in the year it comes out.

[@freddieslaughter1107]

What is your go to wine glass for most of the time?

[@SiliconBong]

A very tannic wine can be appropriate with a good steak & cheese.

[@zmajBH]

I like your video very much, so informative, thank you so much. I would be very grateful if you could give us some ideas, how to look for great wines at a good value let me say 20 pounds. Can a sommelier always distinguish between 200£ wine from 20£ one? :-) I am completely new to this and never tasted an expensive wine. My favorite so far red wine, Brunello de Montalcino 2015 for 10£ at local supermarket and white one Soalheiro Alvarinho 2018 for 12£. Both taste great for me. I didn't manage to find well tasted Pinot noir in that price category, unfortunately always been disappointed :-( Can you share some of your favorites ? Sorry my English is terrible. Hope you'll get a point. Thank you again! PS.: I looked through your all videos and I think you already answered all my questions, so don't bother. You are adorable, seriously :-)

[@xXMatzeXx943]

A sommelier can say, that wine A taste cheap and wine B is expensive. As a beginner, try some wines between 8 and 15€ from different countries and winemakers. Go into a winestore and take a look. The workers can recommend exactly what you are looking for.

[@stevenferguson3764]

I like 'shoulders'.

[@morefunnythenU]

Genius

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[@zesantossantos4015]

Tanks

[@winefolly]

Welcome

[@mariag.9833]

Cheers

[@mortimer8179]

What mean that an wine smells like "wet dog"? Hahaha May you please tell us again about that history of that wine you know, haha. Cheers!

[@anuragjha923]

Please do a giveaway on wine folly book na. I'm saving for that from last one month but can't able to reach the mark its expensive in India and I can't ask my parents due to this pandemic they are struggling too I wish I would have that. please wine folly do a giveaway contest . Thank you love from India

[@viragaustin]

That “na’’ in the first sentence is only used in India. It’s not understood by non Indians. Just a suggestion. 😛

[@anuragjha923]

@@viragaustin yeah buddy my bad. Although I bought it idk they did or what but I bought it at 400rs from Amazon

[@mazar600]

you forgot about the bitterness, which is definitely not the same thing as the adstringency (tannin level)

[@winefolly]

One could break up tannin into many categories which include bitterness. But, I think tannin is varied and includes both. Maybe I’ll talk with a biochemist about this to get this sorted out more, but as it stands I disagree. Tannin = many polyphenols

[@richardlafleur2864]

"Kinda sort of a oaky afterbirth"

[@juggie1982]

“a what now?”

[@SeMPlayz2k]

I feel like red wine has more benefits to it than white. But i prefer white because its not as acidic and easier to drink.

[@winefolly]

It's funny, I often prefer white wines too, but it's not because they are less acidic. They actually tend to be more acidic! Perhaps it's the lack of tannins and polyphenols (those astringent, drying taste sensations) that you're not keen on. That would make a lot of sense. It definitely takes an acquired taste.

[@SeMPlayz2k]

@@winefolly wow thank you for that info! Had no idea.

[@xXMatzeXx943]

I have never ever seen a sommelier, who add sugar or Vodka in a wine. If you want to taste the acid of wines compare a Pinot Blanc (less acid) and a Sauvignon Blanc (more acid) If you want to taste the tannins compare a Pinot Noir or a Primitivo with a Cabernet Sauvignon. Before you add sugar in your wine, compare a dry one with a medium sweet one. You can do it with a grape juice but NOT with a wine

[@winefolly]

You've never seen it because you've never met me! ;) I agree it's great to have a bunch of wines to compare acidity, but adding it to a control wine is a really cool experiment. I'm not saying you should do this to a $60 bottle of Barolo, but an affordable dry red wine. Sure. Who does that hurt? Saying that you can't add things to wine is folly! (haha!) This practice is actually really useful for training one's palate. Sure, it might be better to use oak chips (vs tea bag) and tartaric acid (instead of lemon juice) but I was trying to think pragmatically based on what people have around them.

[@xXMatzeXx943]

@@winefolly if you really want to train your sensoric and tasting skills, try that: -Nose: smell on everything, that a wine can/should contain. For example fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, chocolate, vanilla, wood etc. Try as much as possible to class the smell in the glas. Write it down and smell again. If the smell is the same, you can categorize the grape much easier. -Tongue: It is easier to make sure, what you are drinking, especially for beginners. Get a knowledge of the typical flavors and acidity a wine should have. (Chardonnay=apple, gras, mineralic and less acidy /Riesling=peach, apricot, a lot acidity). That's important for blind tastings and to impress your friends of course ;) Buy your wines from good/famous wine makers (from your country if possible). The price and the quality are in a good balance (8-15$) and have a look at their homepage for more information about the wine. The rest is training and tasting, tasting and more tasting. If you start to add thinks into your wine, you will need much longer to identify the smell, flavor, classified the body and the sweetness when you start to try it without the stuff. It's like in the gym. Do your training and exercises in the correct way and your grogress will be faster!

[@winefolly]

haha! Yes, exactly! The 4-step method here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnvCZ4SFYsZoi9U

[@daveclinton4945]

You don't need a comma after sommelier.

[@steveroth191]

yes, I would, why not?

[@yungblas4760]

19 crimes tastes like watered down wine, still high quality

[@jspnc123]

Ef that just gimme a bottle of Meiomi Merlot and like right now because my brain is turning into mush at this work place rn.

[@winefolly]

I'm laughing while reading this! oh my sounds serious!

[@n00bslayherttv92]

Good girl

[@ThomasLaang]

The title should be "Wine vocabulary for dummies" :-)

[@Baigle1]

Real and some artificial sugars accelerate death, and are generally found to have negative health consequences in many studies. If you are going to make the health-conscious decision to go with red wine, make sure its not full of sweeteners. The dry stuff ain't bad, so get used to it, for your health's sake. The bottles should really have a detailed breakdown of what they contain, but they don't, which is a major disappointment in this day and age.