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TABLE HOPPING

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diner education

series, Table Hopping.

# today looks at the art of
* winemanship and its -
-abstruse j jargon.

Those with highly developed

“viticultural breeding, those with:

degrees in
oenology and
other sophisti-
“cated wine
“aristocrats dis-
‘course in terms
arcane to most |
simple: winos |
like those |:
employed by. ;
Table.” -
‘Hopping. .
“The follow-
ing is therefore’:
designed to’
implify and
. explain those‘
$10.terms so that we all. might
get back to the simple enjoy-
ment of a glass of, the grape.
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Attack: Sometimes used to
refer to the first:impression left:

by'a wine upon the tongue of -- *

the knowledgeable wine:
drinker, but more‘ often the reac
ion of your guests if the wine
you serve is not up to snuff, or:
‘omes froma botile with a”
Screw top — or worse
or. other container. ...
° Big: overindulgent wine criti

’ @Nose:-as in pleasing effect of
wine upon ‘in the more refined

. wine-swilling circles, but in the °
“1 “writer who has been too long

more rural areas can refer to

“assaults upon that appencage — ’
for example, after several bottles |

‘of a particularly rough Chianti“
; shared with a particularly rough

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crowd, the Nose is in danger of
being met with a callused fist.
eCharming: lightweight and
sweet; rarely used to describe

. wine snobs. .

.©Crisp: fresh, eager and acidic;
also a good term for rookie
restaurant staff.
*Easy: as in danger of becoming

*_ thus after too many enthusiastic

tasting sessions.

Elegant: a catch-all term used
to.describe wine or food when
the wine or food critic has mis-
placed his thesaurus after
encountering a litre of Charming
.wine with a big Nose.

Fat: big flavors, or more often,
see Big.

.°Finish: what many hope wine
critics’ columns do sooner than
later.

°Flesh: substance and texture of

wine or,
depending
upon which
drinking
establishment
you are in,
what your

"ing more of

writing style
of most self-

“indulgent crit-

_ ics:
“ * Fruity:
“ sometimes —
‘used to describe’ the ample body

server is wear-

than clothing. .
‘Flowery: the .

°Meaty: chewy, fleshy and sub-
stantial losing cachet in the
new era of viticultural vegetari-
anism.

°Oaky: refers to flavors or aro-
mas of wood in your wine; mea-
sured by the board-foot.
Plump: see Fat.

Robust: the vigor of your wine;
term is being replaced by
Athletic or Aerobic in the robust
‘90s.

*Rough: offensive wine; or your
state of mind after encountering
too much Attack from your bot-
tle or your guests.

eRound: a Fat wine with soft
edges; also refers to the various
stages of wine sampling, as in
Round No. 4.

*Supple: connotes youth and
good potential; should not be
dwelled upon by middle-aged
critics grappling with a Robust
vintage.

©Well-balanced: as opposed to
unbalanced, which you might
be if.you spend too much time
reading wine reviews.

“of wine made-from good grapes, ~

= but also used to describe the
‘world outlook of some wine
critics.
.©Full: as in full- bodied, or,.in
‘the case of the wine snob, of
“himself.
‘eHollow: no middle flavor in
_ your wine, which makes for an
“. emply glass; can also be used to
“describe lack of substance
between the left and right ears
“after.consuming a Big wine with
too much Flesh. .
. *Lean: lacking aforementioned
‘ Flesh; or indicating the off-cen-
: tre angle of an upright wine

gargling the grape and ponder-
_ ing Finish. -
*Length: too much in most .
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