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Podcast: Wine Enthusiast Podcast
Episode: Episode 198: It's Time to Retire These Wine Terms
Description: The way we talk about wine is important. Language is a living, evolving thing that changes to suit shifting whims and needs. That means that some wine terms become less, er, useful over time. In other words, they need to get the axe. There are so many reasons a term could be considered outdated. It might be offensive—for instance, why are some wines described as "masculine" and others "feminine"? But terms may also not be precise enough, or not inclusive enough. Sometimes they just plain evoke weird reactions. So, too, thinks writer-at-Large Reg...