Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 10, 2003 13:42
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Italian term
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sapido
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Wine tasting
It's a wine tasting term meaning rich in salt in a positive sense.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | savoury |
Sarah Ponting
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| 4 +3 | full-flavoured/tangy |
Giles Watson
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| 5 | Full bodies |
Benjamin Montalbano
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| 5 | full-bodied |
Rod Nelson
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| 5 -1 | Fruity |
Sabrina Eskelson
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| 4 | salty/mineral |
manducci
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Proposed translations
+4
7 mins
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savoury
is the best option according to me, although Garzanti also offers "tasty" (bit I think it's a bit too general in this context).
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Note added at 2003-04-10 13:54:21 (GMT)
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\"It\'s a rich savoury wine in my mouth. So savoury, it is to the point
of being salty. \"
www.wineoftheweek.com/stories/0212nobilo.html
\"smoky savoury wine filled with ripe fruit. Soft and smooth, a great value Pinot\"
www.montanawines.co.nz/Pages/wines/our_wines/ stoneleigh_pnoir_2000.html -
\"A complex savoury wine.”
www.laithwaites.co.uk/flatsite/news11b.asp?news=1
\"A dense, savoury wine.\"
www.wineanorak.com/ukrecmay2002.htm
\"In theory this more meaty, savoury
wine with less obvious fruit flavours should work well with this food. \"
www.top100wines.com/wines/ showoneitem-bluegold.cfm?ItemID=98&Year=2002
PS - I\'d avoid full-bodied in this case, as that\'s usually \"corposo\", which isn\'t necessarily the same thing as \"sapido\".
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Note added at 2003-04-10 13:54:21 (GMT)
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\"It\'s a rich savoury wine in my mouth. So savoury, it is to the point
of being salty. \"
www.wineoftheweek.com/stories/0212nobilo.html
\"smoky savoury wine filled with ripe fruit. Soft and smooth, a great value Pinot\"
www.montanawines.co.nz/Pages/wines/our_wines/ stoneleigh_pnoir_2000.html -
\"A complex savoury wine.”
www.laithwaites.co.uk/flatsite/news11b.asp?news=1
\"A dense, savoury wine.\"
www.wineanorak.com/ukrecmay2002.htm
\"In theory this more meaty, savoury
wine with less obvious fruit flavours should work well with this food. \"
www.top100wines.com/wines/ showoneitem-bluegold.cfm?ItemID=98&Year=2002
PS - I\'d avoid full-bodied in this case, as that\'s usually \"corposo\", which isn\'t necessarily the same thing as \"sapido\".
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Comment: "Seems to be best option.
Thanks to all."
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1 min
Sabrina Eskelson
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Fruity
for wines, that's it.
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Note added at 2003-04-10 13:55:49 (GMT)
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actually, Zanichelli writes: \"tasty, savoury; and then: di vino: fruity\".
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Note added at 2003-04-10 13:55:49 (GMT)
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actually, Zanichelli writes: \"tasty, savoury; and then: di vino: fruity\".
Peer comment(s):
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Rod Nelson
: has nothing to do with sapido
3 mins
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it's used anywhere as opposed to "sweet" and meaning sapido.
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4 mins
Full bodies
Hoepli dictionary
5 mins
Rod Nelson
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full-bodied
Take it from an expert wine drinker....
+3
15 mins
full-flavoured/tangy
This is a difficult one because it seems to be used by Italian wine critics in two distinct ways.
Sometimes "sapido" means "flavoursome" or "full-flavoured", particularly when red wines are being described.
On other occasions, however, it can refer to the zesty, lip-smacking quality of fairly acid-rich white wines.
Acidity is, of course, a taste enhancer so the terms are closely related.
A tad more context, or the name of the wine you are describing, would help.
Cin cin,
Giles
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Note added at 2003-04-10 17:17:44 (GMT)
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Are you sure about \"rich in salt\"?
Could it not be \"rich in (mineral) salts\"?
The adjective \"salty\" on its own is usually negative but it can be positive if you modify it (\"slightly salty\"). In any case, \"salty\" is a much more specific taste perception than \"sapido\".
You could use \"minerally\", as suggested elsewhere, but it would be as well to modify that, too, unless you are talking about a Riesling or other wine with a distinctive \"gunflint\"/\"pietra focaia\"-type aroma.
White wines grown by the sea are occasionally described as having a \"sea salt\" (salmastro) aroma.
Sometimes "sapido" means "flavoursome" or "full-flavoured", particularly when red wines are being described.
On other occasions, however, it can refer to the zesty, lip-smacking quality of fairly acid-rich white wines.
Acidity is, of course, a taste enhancer so the terms are closely related.
A tad more context, or the name of the wine you are describing, would help.
Cin cin,
Giles
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Note added at 2003-04-10 17:17:44 (GMT)
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Are you sure about \"rich in salt\"?
Could it not be \"rich in (mineral) salts\"?
The adjective \"salty\" on its own is usually negative but it can be positive if you modify it (\"slightly salty\"). In any case, \"salty\" is a much more specific taste perception than \"sapido\".
You could use \"minerally\", as suggested elsewhere, but it would be as well to modify that, too, unless you are talking about a Riesling or other wine with a distinctive \"gunflint\"/\"pietra focaia\"-type aroma.
White wines grown by the sea are occasionally described as having a \"sea salt\" (salmastro) aroma.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
VERTERE
11 mins
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| agree |
kringle
: I'll go with Watson on this one
32 mins
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| agree |
diego asensio
1 hr
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1 hr
salty/mineral
You'll find "salty" listed in numerous wine glossaries and wine descriptions: "... a dry light style with distinctive salty flavour..."( this refers to a white wine)
alternatively there is the term "mineral" - " applied to white wine with high acidity or saline(salty) character" The glossary below, provided by an Italian wine company, defines "sapid" as: " wine pleasantly rich in saline substances"
(www.medolagoalban.it/gb/gloss/8.html) - doesn't sound very appealing!!
alternatively there is the term "mineral" - " applied to white wine with high acidity or saline(salty) character" The glossary below, provided by an Italian wine company, defines "sapid" as: " wine pleasantly rich in saline substances"
(www.medolagoalban.it/gb/gloss/8.html) - doesn't sound very appealing!!
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