30-07-2021 15:00 via theguardian.com

What makes a wine fruity? | Fiona Beckett on drink

Is that bottle of red plummy or peachy? So much depends on age and palate that many wines defy definitive descriptionOne of the weird things about wine is that, despite frequently being described as fruity, it seldom actually tastes of grapes: raspberries, cherries, gooseberries, peaches, all kinds of summer fruits, yes, barring the one it’s actually made from.In fact, even those descriptors can be offputting. What if you don’t find them in a wine? Does that say something about your
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