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Wine
101
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Diet - a brand new and flavorful weight loss plan that brings
together the art and science of flavor and nutrition.
Just
because your wine-loving friends use a lot of complicated lingo, that
doesn't mean that you can't enjoy (and understand) what you're
drinking. Knowing a few simple terms can help you through even the most
formal dinner.
Bouquet: Also
called the "nose," this refers to
how the wine
smells. You've seen people swirl wine around in a glass. This exposes
more of the wine to oxygen, allowing its bouquet to develop.
Decant: To
pour wine into a decanter — usually a
clear glass
bottle with a wide opening at the top — before serving. This is
especially important for older red wines, which can contain sediment at
the bottom.
Legs: The
streams of wine that run back down the
side of the
glass after you've taken a sip, or when you swirl the wine around in
the glass. The higher the alcohol content, the wider the legs.
Body: Wine can be as thin as water or as viscous as cream.
Thin-bodied wines are more like the former while full-bodied wines feel
heavy on your tongue.
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