Minerality

A common tasting term for stony, chalky, saline, flinty, or mineral-like impressions.

<h2>What it means in wine</h2> <p>Minerality is widely used by tasters, but it is not a precise chemical claim that wine tastes directly of vineyard rocks.</p> <h2>Why it matters</h2> <p>For EoW, use minerality as a sensory descriptor and avoid overstating scientific causation.</p>