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  • noun wine Having characteristics associated with mineral water

Etymologies

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mineral +‎ -ity

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Examples

  • 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.

    TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Nick Gorevic 2009

  • I do use the term "minerality" among people who are on the same page about what it means, meaning mostly winemakers.

    TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Nick Gorevic 2009

  • Do you think the readers of wine reviews know what "minerality" means?

    TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Nick Gorevic 2009

  • Part of the problem is that "minerality" is hard to define.

    TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Nick Gorevic 2009

  • Do you eschew the term "minerality" at all times, or does it occasionally make sense as a descriptor?

    TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Nick Gorevic 2009

  • 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

  • "But whatever 'minerality' in wine is, it is not the taste of vineyard minerals," he said.

    unknown title 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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