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Wine Descriptors - Overview

Wine Descriptors Overview - the W Ds page is here

	................................................................................................................................................. The aim of this page is to provide a bird's-eye view of the page and an alternative Contents list. Comment on how to use it is here. Descriptors are identified in red text. They are as brief as possible due to column width in the table.
	*Contents* as listed on the W Ds page here ~~~~~ In order to acquaint yourself with the contributors, it's probably best to read the Introduction here . ~~~~~ The Introductory extract is from a supporting page dealing with The Quick and Easy Way to Choosing Wine with Food here. ~~~~~ Lists of wine descriptors from a variety of sources are here. You can jump from there to specific initial letters ... ... or go to the first descriptors here. ~~~~~ Andre Simon was a prominent wine and food author and his Dictionary is here His descriptions of Colours are here. ~~~~~ Adrienne Lehrer is a linguist and her descriptors are discussed here She sets out the criteria relating to wine aromas here “culinary descriptors” are here her book is on another page here ~~~~~ Michael Broadbent is a prominent wine writer and his Tasting Terms are here His Colours are here. ~~~~~ The Internet source The World of Food and Wine is here. Descriptors are explained here. ~~~~~ An extract headed The Language of Winetasting is used from The Essential Guide to Wine here ~~~~~ The Wine Book categories are here ~~~~~ The New Scientist helps increase the number of wine descriptors in the context of Wine boxes here ~~~~~ Wiki Wine Descriptors are explained here. ~~~~~ *Useful websites* are here ~~~~~ Descriptors used by various sources are explored under the heading of *Comparisons* here The most-used descriptor is here Conclusion here ~~~~~ Some authors are here. Internet sources generally do not indicate authors. ~~~~~ Descriptor explanations are here. ~~~~~ Contact here
	Using the two pages After opening one of the pages, use a new tab to hold the other and just flit between them.

Return to Contents here. Go to Descriptors page here.

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