How to Describe Wine: 25 Wine Terms Everyone Should Know
We would be remiss if we didn’t create a list of great wine terms that are simple and help you describe what you like in a wine.
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What’s a Rosé Anyway?
What is a rosé wine anyway and how is it made? Our rosé is made entirely from pinot noir grapes in a direct press method, but we'll get into all...
Profile Four: How Varietals Differ from Taste Profiles and Where We Talk About Pinot Noir, Barbera and Pais
At BOXT we blend our wines based on creating a wine that tastes and feels the way you want it to, not on varietals alone.
Profile Four Five: How Varietals Differ from Blending wine for Taste Profiles and Where We Talk about Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Malbec
Single varietals are subject to everything and anything that happens to the grapes during the year before harvest.
Profile Five: How Varietals Differ from Taste Profiles and Where We Dive into Merlot, Bordeaux and Stags’ Leap
This is the third in our series of deeper dives into each of our profiles, the origins of their varietals, why they taste the way they do and why we...
Profile Six: How Varietals Differ from Taste Profiles and Where We Dive into Zinfandel, Malbec and the Gold Rush
In our series on terrior and profiles versus vartietals we’re exploring our Profile Six and some of the wines that make up this luscious, soft, sweeter red.
What Does Acidity in Wine Mean?
When you’re looking for a wine and you see that it has high acidity, you’re looking at a wine that should taste bright, crisp and tart.
Profile One: How Varietals Differ from Taste Profiles and Where We Talk About Austrian (not Australian) and Spanish Wines
Most wines are a blend of some sort, but when your art is blending, like it is here at BOXT, we can take your taste experience to a whole new...
Profile Two: Taste Versus Varietal and Where We Talk About Chardonnay (it’s Not All Buttery and Oaky After All) and Croatian Vines
The chardonnay grape is a chance crossing between the pinot and gouais blanc grapes.
How Your Brain Is Cheating You Out Of Wine You Might Love
At BOXT, we do things a little differently. We make our wines based on taste profiles and if you’ve ever been to one of our tastings, you know we don’t...
12 Wine Terms You Need to Know
We realize it can be useful and fun to know a little bit about how to describe what kind of wines you like and don't like.
Forget the Fancy Winespeak: Here’s How to Describe the BOXT Wine You Love and How to Order Something Similar When You’re Out
How to talk about wine in plain language without the fancy winespeak.