Don't know common wine tasting terms? Learn how to identify the body of wine with tears or legs in this free video from a wine sommelier.
Expert: Jane Nickles
Bio: Jane Nickles is the author of "Wine Speak 101", and wine writer for "The Texas Wine and Food Gourmet", and "Eat and Drink Magazine".
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
And, it doesnt indicate the body of a wine. Ever! Your mouth is the only thing that can tell you body!!
boristhespidersucks 6 days ago
not true, it has to do with water having a higher suface tension and the fact that alcohol evaporates first.
boristhespidersucks 6 days ago
thanks :) this is going to help me a lot to get another job as a server...nobody knows this stuff! :p
Tboom123 1 week ago
This is totally false ... the alcohol actually evaporates, it doesn't fall back down into the glass.
cpeter9 8 months ago
@equinoxranch That was to funny. Good one. LOL
LiberalSoldier1 9 months ago
Does body = alcohol content? In one video she said body was the tactile sensation of a wine, but here she says the legs tell you about the body/alcohol content. I'm a bit confused...
hippiechickie18 11 months ago
well actually.. the reason for this, is the alcohol in the wine, alcohol reduces the surface tension of water and other liquids quite dramatically, as you swirl it you decrease the amount of molecules, therefore decreasing the amount of energy needed for the temperature to increase slightly, as the alcohol evaporates off the surface tension of the water and other components in the wine increases they group together and run down, instead of being in a thin film.
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XOurEvolutionX 1 year ago
Funnest isn't a word
calico1248 1 year ago
No, no, no............... The toothbrush was invented in Tennessee. Had it been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a teethbrush......................
equinoxranch 1 year ago
@carjacking09 The toothbrush was invented by the Chinese in the 1400's you ignorant cock sucker.
4cellar2door0 1 year ago