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- noun wine  Having characteristics associated with 
mineral water  
Etymologies
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I'm pretty sure that they have tested to see if the minerality from the soil chemically ends up in the wine produced from that soil, and it doesn't.
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I do use the term "minerality" among people who are on the same page about what it means, meaning mostly winemakers.
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Do you think the readers of wine reviews know what "minerality" means?
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Part of the problem is that "minerality" is hard to define.
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Do you eschew the term "minerality" at all times, or does it occasionally make sense as a descriptor?
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But ever since "minerality" came into vogue in the 1990s, geologist Alex Maltman told a GSA audience last week, the notion that, say, a vineyard set in slate bedrock yields wine with a "slaty" taste has persisted in some circles.
About.com Geology 2009
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"But whatever 'minerality' in wine is, it is not the taste of vineyard minerals," he said.
unknown title 2009
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Austrian wines share many of the same characteristics of Alsatian wines, such as minerality, fruitiness, and less oak aging, but tend to be, on a whole, a bit drier.
RVABlogs genevelyn 2008
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Austrian wines share many of the same characteristics of Alsatian wines, such as minerality, fruitiness, and less oak aging, but tend to be, on a whole, a bit drier.
RVABlogs 2008
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Austrian wines share many of the same characteristics of Alsatian wines, such as minerality, fruitiness, and less oak aging, but tend to be, on a whole, a bit drier.
RVABlogs 2008
 
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