Said of a ruby coloured wine, darker than claret.

 

Fortified, dark coloured wine from Jerez. It has high alcohol content (18º to 20º) and is enriched by a long ageing period. Its perfume resembles that of walnuts. The best Olorosos are dry; however, they are sometimes blended with Pedro Ximénez wines, in order to produce a cream.

 

Variety typical of the Basque Country. It produces txakoli: fresh, green white wine with low alcohol content. There is a white (Ondarribi Zuri) and a red (Ondarribi Beltza) variety (the last one is less frequent).

 

Term used to designate the colour of an old red wine.

 

Said of a cloudy, milky, whitish wine with weathered tones resembling opal.

 

Cloudy, veiled, without clarity; also said of wines with faded aroma and flavour.

 

Said of a wine with low colour density or that has lost it over the years.

 

Fuity smell resembling that of oranges. It is found in Moscatel dessert wines.

 

Fruity aroma, sometimes resembling candied orange peel.

 

Coarse wine; wine with no elegance.