grapey

Tasting of vineyards

Grapey describes something resembling or tasting of grapes: The wine had a grapey sweetness.

The term appears most often in wine criticism, sometimes dismissively—suggesting a wine tastes more like grape juice than a complex fermented beverage.

Also spelled grapey.

flavor

fruity

Having orchard flavor

  • juicyFull of moisture
  • sweetTasting of sugar
  • tartSharp-flavored small pie

musky · ripe · winey · jammy · concord · muscat · foxy · fresh · tangy · aromatic

color

purple

Hue between crimson and azure

amethyst · mauve · indigo · mulberry · burgundy · wine-colored · deep · rich · dark · reddish

wine

fermentation

Microbial sugar conversion

merlot · cabernet · pinot · zinfandel · syrah · sommelier · oenophile · decanting · bouquet · legs

vineyard

harvest

Gathering mature crops

  • terroirGeography's influence on taste
  • vinesClimbing, trailing plants
  • trellisGarden climbing structure

viticulture · winemaker · soil · pruning · estate · irrigation · picking · hillsides · rows · cultivar

Opposites
fruit flavor character

grapeycitrusy

Tart like lemons

lemony · orangey · appley · tropical · peachy

flavor intensity/presence

grapeytasteless

Having no flavor

flavorless · bland · neutral · watery · insipid

Phrases
Family

grape, grapes, grapevine, grapevines, grapeseed, grapelike, grapeshot, grapeseeds

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G