oaky

4 letters in word "oaky": A K O Y.

Anagrams of oaky:

• kayo

• okay

Words found within oaky:

ay ka kay ko koa ky oak oka oy ya yak yo yok

• Definitions:
• Aroma and flavor that derive from aging in oak casks or barrels. Characterized by smokiness, vanilla, clove or other spices. ...
• Describes the aroma or taste character of a wine that has interacted with the oak of a wood barrel. Most of the world's greatest red wines (and many of the world's greatest whites) are aged in wood before bottling and show some vanilla-spice-toast character contributed by oak.
• Wines aged in oak take on a bit of the barrels taste and smell (often a vanilla or toasty quality).
• term used to describe the flavor of wines that have been aged in small, usually newish wood barrels.
• Smelling or tasting of the oak barrels or casks in which the wine was vinified and/or aged. Oak notes can include such elements as vanilla, spices (clove, cinnamon) cedar, smoke, toast, bourbon and roasted coffee, among others. ...
• Describes the aroma and taste of oak.
• Many red Rhône wines are aged from 6 months to 30 months in various sizes of oak barrels. At some properties, a percentage of the oak barrels may be new, and these barrels impart a toasty, vanillin flavor and smell to the wine. ...
• Influenced by aging in an oak cask. Implies a woody, spicy, astringent character.
• Describes a wine that smells and /or tastes of the oak barrel in which it was aged. Vanilla, as well as toasty flavors, can be derived from the barrel.
• A descriptive term for a wine that has a pronounced oak flavor, generally as a result of aging the wine in new small oak barrels.
• The odor and/or flavor of wines aged in small oak barrels. Some oak barrels impart a toasty or spicy vanillin odor and taste which is desirable in moderation but undesirable if exaggerated.
• The aroma and flavor extracted from oak barrels; usually described as woody, toasty or vanilla-like.
• (tasting term). Describes smell and flavor characteristics derived from oak barrels or fermenting vats. As is the case with many tasting terms, it can be a positive as in: toasty, vanilla, cedar or dill, or a negative as in: charred, burnt, lumber, plywood, green cedar. ...
• Showing substantial influence of the oak barrels in which the wine was aged. This may manifest itself in many forms depending on the wine, the source of the oak, whether the barrels were "toasted" (charred) and whether they are large or small, new or old. ...
• The taste and smell derived from contact with oak barrels during the ageing process. Experienced winemakers can finely control the oaky characteristics in a wine by using new or used barrels, French or American oak from various regions within each country, with interiors lightly, moderately or ...
• a wine that has characteristics caused by the oak barrel or cask in which it was aged. Oaky can also be described as toasty, vanilla, cedary, dill or sandalwood.
• Describes the aroma or taste quality imparted to a wine by the oak barrels or casks in which it was aged. Can be either positive or negative. ...
• A questionable descriptor of wines whose aromas and flavors have been strongly influenced by either barrel-fermentation or excessive barrel aging. Not a compliment.
• A descriptive word used for toasty and/or vanilla smells and flavors. The newer the barrel, the more likely it will produce higher oak flavors. American oak typically produces more pronounced oak flavors than French oak.
• a taste in a wine or liquor derived from aging in oak.
• describes a wines taste as a result of the maturation of the wines in oak cask before it is bottled will give a slight taste of vanilla.
• Tasting term to describe the smell or taste of excessive oak flavor in a wine.
• A wine is considered oaky when it has the taste or smell of fresh cut oak. This is desirable when it gives the wine a scent of vanilla. Sometimes you can get a feeling of smokiness because the wood barrels are bent with fire.

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