A selection of words and conversational sentences that you may use or encounter during your wine tasting adventures.
Languages: English 英語, Japanese 日本語.

ライターは英語のネイティブ・スピーカーです

SOME SENTENCES IN THIS E-BOOK:

There may be some residual sugar.
some 幾らか, residual sugar 残留糖

It's very modern.
it's = it is, modern モダン, 現代の

I'm fairly confident that this is a Sauvignon Blanc.
I'm = I am, fairly confident かなり自信を持っている, Sauvignon Blanc ソーヴィニヨン·ブラン

There's some blueberry hiding behind the cherry.
there's = there is, some 幾らか, blueberry ブルーベリー (のアロマ, の味), hiding 隠れている, behind the の後ろ, cherry チェリー (のアロマ, の味)

What's your overall impression?
It's top-notch.
what's = what is, overall 全体的な, impression 印象, it's = it is, top-notch 一流

There's no character.
What do you mean?
There's nothing there. There's no flavour, and there's very little bouquet to speak of.
there's = there is, no character 面白みがない, キャラクター, what do you mean? どういう意味ですか, there's = there is, there's = there is, flavour 風味, there's = there is, bouquet ブーケ, 香り, to speak of 言及に値するほどの, 特には

Well, how is it?
It's very well balanced.
it's = it is, well balanced バランスが取れた

This is very different to the usual Pinot Noir.
different to と違う, the usual いつもの, Pinot Noir ピノ·ノワール

When did the winery open?
In 1995.
winery ワイナリー, ワイン醸造所, open 開業する, in 1995 = in nineteen ninety-five

They are essentially the same grape.
essentially 基本的に, the same 同じ, grape 葡萄の木の品種

This is quite a delicate wine. It doesn't need much airing.
quite かなり, delicate 繊細な, doesn't need = does not need 必要はない

Our soils are very chalky.
soil 土壌, chalky 白亜質

We only sell by the case.
sell 販売する, by the case ケース単位で

Would that be Hungarian oak in there?
Hungarian oak ハンガリアンオーク

It's made without any commercial yeast.
it's = it is, made without を使わずに作られる, commercial yeast 市販の酵母

The history of the vineyard itself goes back more than eighty years.
the history of の歴史, vineyard 葡萄園, itself は, 自体, eighty years 80年間

This is one of our better-known domestic wines.
better-known よく知られている, domestic wine 国産ワイン

We make this in a sparkling wine as well.
That's unusual.
sparkling wine スパークリングワイン, 発泡性ワイン, that's = that is, unusual 珍しい

Chardonnay is especially well suited to this area.
Chardonnay シャルドネ, especially 特に, well suited to に適している

By this time next year we will be officially certified organic.
by this time next year 来年の今頃まで, officially 正式に, certified organic 有機認定

SOME WORDS IN THIS E-BOOK:

briny 塩辛い
finish フィニッシュ, 後味, 余韻, 仕上げ
woody ウッディ, オークの香りか味が強過ぎる
finale 最後の部分
restrained 控えめな
musky 麝香のような
seductive 魅惑的な
vegetal 植物的な, 植物の
vivacious 快活な
charming チャーミングな, 魅力的な
rotten eggs 腐った卵
austere 厳しい, 乾いた
assemblage アッサンブラージュ, ブレンド, ワインの調合
passive inhalation 受動吸入
off-odour 異臭
American oak アメリカンオーク
herbaceous 草本の
honey 蜂蜜
lively 生き生きした
intensified by によって強化
Satsuma plum 薩摩梅
Botrytis cinerea ボトリティスシネレア菌
chaptalization 補糖
cigar box シガーボックス
lemony aroma レモンのような香り
butyric 酪酸の
cedarwood シダーウッド
aftertaste 後味, 後口
reddish brown 赤褐色
stewed prunes 煮込んだプルーン
mouthfeel 口当たり
herbal ハーブの
Mediterranean food 地中海料理
caramelized カラメル化した
approachability 飲みやすさ, 親しみやすさ
stale 気の抜けた
New World ニュー・ワールド, 新世界
bunch 房, 人々のグループ
cluster 房 ...read more