Describing wine isn't easy. Casual wine lovers usually start with, "This stuff tastes good," or "It's pretty rough." More esoterically, we get truly abstruse descriptors such as "TDN,""brett," or "VA."
The latter terms generally are heard only in tastings in which winemakers or wine scientists delve into vinous minutiae that are appreciated mostly by wine geeks.
Some of the simplest of all wines today are inexpensive chardonnays. They are typically made from grapes that have little flavor and are either lacking in distinctive aromas or are products of additions such as oak chips. To me, they're not chardonnay-like at all.
Updated: Tue Mar 19, 2024