Wine continues to baffle those who think red only goes with meat and white with fish. The language that goes with it is also perplexing. There’s even a book—a picture book!—that pokes fun at the language wine critics use to describe their preferred beverage.
“The Illustrated Winespeak: Ronald Searle’s Wicked World of Winetasting” is basically a selection of commonly used phrases relating to wine, paired with goofy illustrations that capture the sentiment. “Full-bodied, with great character” is a portly man contorted like a trained seal, a wine bottle and glass perched on his upturned nose, while “ages beautifully” is a mature, slightly batty woman swanning around in a diaphano…
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