what does full bodied mean when you talk about wine?

Answer 1

When you talk about a wine's body, you are describing how thick or thin, how oily or watery it feels in your mouth. Your tongue and mouth can sense all sorts of textures. Think how a milkshake seems different than water, how a ginger ale seems different from cough syrup. All of these are liquids, but all have different bodies.
When wine tasters say "light/thin body" they usually mean something very watery - like 1% or 2% milk. There's a bit of substance there - you're drinking wine, after all, not water - but it is very light.
The next level is "medium body". This is more like regular milk. There's a bit of substance there, but it's not really thick, it's just tangible.
Finally, for thick wines like port or sauternes, there is the "full body". This is more like cream, where there is really something swirling around in your mouth.
The best way to learn more about wine body is to TRY different wines!

Answer 2

Full Bodied Wine

Answer 3

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Answer 4

ultimately full bodied refers to the amount of sugar/alcohol in the wine (they're synonomous). It's all in the growing and production of the wine.

As with any fruit, the warmer the growing conditions, the more the potential for riper, sweeter fruit.

Fermentation is sugar plus yeast equals alcohol and carbon dioxide. And since body in wine comes from alcohol, the warmer the climate of the vineyard, the more full bodied the resulting wine. (In the case of reds)

With white wines it is where all of the natural grape sugar is allowed to be fermented into alcohol.

Body is often associated with some other characteristics that are usually imparted from the aging and the wood that they wine is matured in and/or wether the barrel has a toast or char on the inside.

Answer 5

Rich, flavorful, dry, bold etc.

Normally it's used to refer to dry wines with intense fruit and oak flavors. California Cabernet is a good example of a full-bodied wine. Merlot is generally a medium-bodied red.

Answer 6

not sweet bold tasting

Answer 7

strong taste