How To Talk About Wine Like an Expert

This has nothing to do with the color or light emitting from the wine. A "bright" wine is acidic and makes your mouth water.

Nope, they didn't melt butter in the wine. A "buttery" wine will feel oily on your tongue, have a flat taste, and be much less acidic than a "bright" wine.

This is not referencing wine-flavored bubble gum. A "chewy" wine is so dry that when it hits your tongue, you have to use lots of saliva to re-wet your mouth.

It's not like drinking a milkshake. A "dense" wine is always red and full of flavor.

You don't call a wine that hasn't worked out in a few months flabby. A "flabby" wine has absolutely no acidity. This is an insult, so only use it if the wine is terrible!

This wine really is stylish and enthusiastic. A "flamboyant" wine has a lot of fruit flavor. Girls love flamboyant wines.

This is another description that is self-explanatory. A "juicy" wine tastes like grape juice. Its not dry or bright.

No, no, not yoked. An "oaked" wine is the exact opposite of a juicy wine. The wine will have flavors of baking spices, like vanilla.

This wine won't be taking you to Paris to stay in a five-star hotel. However, tasting it will give you a similar experience. An "opulent" wine is rich in flavor and smooth on your tongue.

Not a reference to your wine's table manners. A "refined" wine is very simple. It has no fruit flavor, high acidity, and tastes better 60 years after it got in the bottle than fresh off the vine.

Is this wine the opposite of flabby? Kind of. A "tight" wine needs to breathe because all of the flavor and acidity feels stuffed inside the bottle. It's hard to drink because it's so dry. Stick this wine in a decanter, pronto.

The wine isn't snuggled up in a blanket. A "toasty" wine is similar to an oaked wine in texture, but it has a caramel taste.

Self-explanatory. An "unoaked" wine is zesty and lemony, unlike its oaked counterpart. Drink this wine with shrimp, alfredo, or both.

It's not a Juicy Couture track suit. A "velvety" wine is like drinking melted chocolate. It has a rich flavor and feels smooth on your tongue.