New Way to Describe Wine?

I must admit that I have never been comfortable using “the language of wine”. You know, the language most reviewers use to describe a wine. It’s just not the way most poeple speak or even think about wine.

Really, when was the last time you described something as “with hints of berries” or “an earthy nose”.

It appears that I am not the only one with such discomfort. See Inventing The New Language of Wine Reviews.

I, for one, am going to try to use more commonplace language. Give a good impression of whether and how much I liked the wine (poor, fair, good, very good, excellent, to die for…). I think explaining whether or not the wine went with whatever I was eating would be helpful to note (the wine complemented or clashed with…). It would also be beneficial to note if the wine would be good to sip on its own without food (some are and some need to be paired with food to shine).

I will always include what I paid for the wine as I think that allows the reader to make their own determination of whether or not it is a “best buy” or “best value”.

I’d be very interested in hearing others wiegh in on the subject…