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GOUT FOXE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

Foxy: term used to describe the pronounced "grapy" flavor of wines made in the Eastern U.S. ...

CONT

... the odorant gives a "foxy" scent and taste, strange and sometimes disagreeable to those brought up on European wines ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
CONT

Foxé : se dit du goût spécial que prennent certains vins en vieillissant, ce goût semble dû au cépage d'origine américaine d'où proviennent ces vins.

Key term(s)
  • goût de renard

Spanish

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