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‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translation

  • Written by Allison Creed, Lecturer and Curriculum Designer, Cognitive Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
‘Bold’. ‘Elegant’. ‘Introverted’? How words describing wine get lost in translationkarelnoppe/Getty

I recently watched a participant at a wine tasting freeze when asked for their opinion. “It’s … nice?” they ventured, clearly wanting to say more but lacking the specific vocabulary to do so.

The sommelier quickly intervened, noting the wine was “quite elegant, with beautiful structure.” The...

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