Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The essential or characteristic quality of fruit; in the case of wine, the quality of retaining a marked taste of the grape.

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  • noun The quality of being fruity

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Examples

  • Up the fruit and booze content, add such goodies as stout, carrots and suet, and you have the Christmas pudding – the dense, almost-black ball of rich fruitiness which is carried to the Christmas table after the turkey dinner, and which, to the cheers of assembled friends and family is doused in hot brandy and set ablaze, flickering with a blue, almost transparent flame.

    Guest post: A British Christmas dinner! « Were rabbits 2007

  • Balanced: all the flavour components, such as fruitiness, acidity and tannin, in perfect harmony.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Beppi Crosariol 2010

  • "People will have the opportunity to experience olive oil's positive sensory qualities, such as fruitiness, bitterness and pungency, and to learn about its history and health attributes," said Flynn, who will discuss the renaissance of olive oil in California during the tasting.

    Western Farm Press RSS Feed 2008

  • Avocado oil imparts a light fruitiness to salad dressings; macadamia-nut oil works on salads, too, and is ideal for baking.

    In the Culinary World, Savoring an Oil Boom J. S. Marcus 2011

  • Red Newt Cabernet Franc: The cheese softens the wine a bit, and accentuates the fruitiness.

    PALATE 2009: Tasting Finger Lakes Wines and Cheeses with Shannon Brock 2009

  • I made a few changes -- a sub for the buttermilk, which I was out of, salt because my butter was unsalted, vanilla because if my great great great (whew!) grandma had had access to vanilla I am sure she would have used it, Ceylon cinnamon (not so much a change as a decision) because its fruitiness better compliments the strawberry.

    Sugar High Fridays: The Test Of Time: Great Grandma Kelly's Jam Cake Laura 2009

  • I made a few changes -- a sub for the buttermilk, which I was out of, salt because my butter was unsalted, vanilla because if my great great great (whew!) grandma had had access to vanilla I am sure she would have used it, Ceylon cinnamon (not so much a change as a decision) because its fruitiness better compliments the strawberry.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Laura 2009

  • American wheat beers lack the spicing of a Belgian-style wit or the fruitiness of a German-style wheat ale, and any flaw would show throw immediately.

    Beer: Recognition never gets old Greg Kitsock 2010

  • Our choice of beer is Barre Bräu Pils 4.8%, a rare find from Lübbecke in eastern Westphalia, a well-balanced, crystal clear, golden pilsner, with some apple-hop fruitiness.

    Around Berlin in 80 beers 2011

  • Top notes of clove and pepper give it a spicy heat; mango, a surprising fruitiness.

    A Rose by Another Name 2011

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