When reading tasting notes or reviews of wines, you are likely to see the reviewer use 9 basic terms to describe the wine.  To the wine novice, it may be difficult to understand how these traits or terms are applied to a drink derived from grapes.  A short explanation of the 9 basic traits your may find i ...

Tasting 101 will always appear on the Vino Noire site, as our primary mission is to educate the inquiring wine consumer. The VN team intends to expand your knowledge of wine by starting with the most basic concepts of wine and expand over time. In each Tasting 101 article, we will increase your knowledge of wine. You will n ...