Jargon

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  December 2010

  Jargon Wine Company Pinot Noir California 2006

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  No written review

  Wine review by seamusiv

  
  

• December 2010

  My name is Barton and I've actually been on Snooth for months now but have not ... (don't know all of the wine jargon just yet) but I know what I like and MAN do I like it! Ha. I lean towards big, bold reds like Zins, Riojas, and Cab Sauvs but have branched out a bit and drink more whites than I used to. I have a little life goal of visiting a... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Hi all, wine novice here but...

  
  

• October 2010

  Chardonnay Tasted - October 2010 2007 Freeman Ryo-fu Russian River Valley ... ... refreshing finish. 86pts2009 Jargon California Chardonnay 13.5% $10Fruity, mineral, lean and fresh-smelling with apple, spicy wood, vanilla, and VA nose.  A little carmel apple up front, bright acids, rather ripe flavors that veer over to tropical fruitiness with... Read More

  From the article New World Chardonnay - October 2010

  
  
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  October 2010

  Jargon Wine Company Chardonnay California 2009

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  Crisp and clean with bright, tropical fruits. Nice.- Tasted at Marché Bacchus 10/16/10 Read More

  Wine review by VegasOenophile

  
  
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  September 2010

  Perry Moore Cabernet Sauvignon Ovation 2007

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  I purchased this wine based on an online recommendation, a dicey proposition ... I usually refrain from wind jargon, but this stinker reeks road tar, cigar ash and diesel. I love olive oil, but not in my wine glass. Compared to the Ramey Pedregal or the Hobbs Beckstoffer Dr. Crane of the same vintage and approximate price, this is a loser in e... Read More

  Wine review by Neurodamus

  
  

• July 2010

  I've seen the term backward a few times in wine descriptions.  I can guess about almost everything else, but this one just mystifies me.  Does it mean it needs aging?p.s. wanted to post this in "beginner's corner" but I couldn't find that category on the lits for some reason...... Read More

  Forum post in the topic what does "backward" mean?

  
  

• July 2010

  “Whole cluster pressed, settled overnight and racked to barrel for ... ... you’re faced with a jargon-laced wine back labe Read More

  From the article Wine 101: Understanding Wine Labels 2

  
  

• July 2010

  I love the back labels on wine bottles. Some are famously informative; Ridge Vineyards' labels, for example, offer a descriptive and virtually complete chronicle of the details of each wine. The extra info wineries provide on the winemaking techniques can really tell you a lot about that wine, as long as you're speaking the same language as the ... Read More

  From the article Wine 101: Understanding Wine Labels

  
  

• May 2010

  In 1976, Amerine and Roessler ( U.C. Davis professors) counseled tasters to avoid emotive and anthropomorphic terms such big, finesse, hard, intense, lingering, long, rich, silky and velvety.  They stated in their book "Wines, Their Sensory Evaluation" that these words should be avoided at all costs.  How does the forum feel of this? Read More

  Forum post in the topic wine descriptors

  
  
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  May 2010

  Zuccardi Zeta 2007

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  These are the notes that I took at the table as I took my first sips. Pardon the layman's jargon: Strong, manly aroma. For a brief moment, the texture feels like an extra layer of skin on my tongue. Lots of pucker. Immediately delicious. Legs for days. Read More

  Wine review by mountaincolorado

  
  

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