You know the deal, the more some folks learn about a topic, the more shortcuts/slang/acronyms/initials can be tossed around. I’m here to help you understand those sometimes mysterious words and phrases, thus – Wine Words Demystified! This week’s word is body…
According to Karen MacNeil‘s The Wine Bible:
The perceived weight of a wine in your mouth. The perception is dependent on alcohol – the higher the alcohol content, the more full-bodied the wine. As a point of reference, consider the relative weights of skim milk, whole milk and half-and-half. Light-bodied wines feel like skim milk, medium-bodied wines like whole milk, and full-bodied wines like half-and-half
In other words, the texture of the wine in your mouth. Generally speaking the more full-bodied the wine, the better it’s perceived to be.