Thank you for this simultaneously robust, sensitive, striking, and sublime book! Hans Peter Althaus explains in an engaging and easily understandable way the various terms used to describe different characteristics of wine, such as color, aroma, taste, acidity, or age, and the contexts in which they are used. A lexical section further clarifies the meanings of over 1,000 wine-related terms, highlights synonyms, regional differences, and common misunderstandings, and provides prominent literary examples of their usage. What does it mean when wine is described as elegant, floral, lean, or nice? What does it signify when it has fire, finesse, character, or potential? A specialized vocabulary is used to describe wine characteristics, allowing for the best understanding of the components present in wine and their interplay.