See under wood.
The term can have various meanings in viticulture:
In the context of wine tasting, the term can be understood as both negative and positive. Undesirable flavour notes are described as woody (also oak, tannin flavour, or ‘Neuerl’). The typical flavours resulting from barrique ageing are described as...
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