Glossary
Dense
/DENS/
Concentrated, compact flavors and texture.
Full Definition
Dense describes wines with tightly packed, concentrated flavors and substantial texture. Dense wines feel weighty and substantial without being heavy. The character suggests quality extraction, ripe fruit, and good concentration. Dense wines often age well as components integrate.
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Decanting
Pouring wine into another vessel for aeration or sediment removal.
Delestage
Rack-and-return technique for gentle extraction.
Demi-Sec
Medium-sweet sparkling wine.
Density
In tasting, the concentration of a wine; in viticulture, vine spacing.
Depth
Layers of flavor that reveal themselves over time.
Disgorgement
Removing sediment from sparkling wine after secondary fermentation.