A term (also used for the finish, aftertaste, persistence, tail) for the length of time or duration of the flavour impression on the palate and tongue when tasting or enjoying a wine. However, not only the sense of taste (gustatory), but also the sense of smell (olfactory) and the sense of touch (trigeminal) are involved in the complex process of perception. These three individual senses cannot therefore be clearly delineated, but influence each other and result in a complex experience of pleasure.

Flavours: 1 = umami, 2 = bitter flavour, 3 = sour, 4 = sweet, 5 = salty
However, the effect of the finish is not, as is often wrongly assumed and claimed, only created by swallowing or during the process of swallowing. It is the period of time during which the impressions in the mouth still "linger" after the wine has left the mouth. For this reason, during a sensory test as part of a...
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Thorsten Rahn
Restaurantleiter, Sommelier, Weindozent und Autor; Dresden