Wine on the Radio - January 27, 2004

Backbone

We love a wine with backbone!  

"What's backbone," you ask?   Well that's when a wine has got some fortitude. with great structure and balance.  

It's just like that strong, supportive part of our anatomy that lets us stand tall and it's the solid core of strength some folks seem to have too.   So we made it part of The Wine Experience wine shorthand.  

Now, clearly, savoring the wide variety of aromas and discovering all the layers of flavors wines offer are the best parts of a wine experience.   Yet having a vocabulary with some good shorthand descriptions is the way we get to share the experience.  

But sometimes the problem is that people get a bit "over the top" when describing wine and that just starts to sound snooty . . . and snooty we don't want.   So use everyday words, smells and tastes . . . things everyone can relate to in order to describe your wine . . . like "backbone."

It tells you right away something substantial in the glass coming.  

Pop the cork™.

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