Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

bassevin

English translation:

powerful, full-bodied wine

Added to glossary by Jandrew
Jan 3, 2008 19:24
16 yrs ago
Danish term

bassevin

Danish to English Other Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Wine tasting terms
From a wine list:

En rigtig bassevin med en intens duft af solbær, blåbær og krydderier.

Thanks for any help.
Proposed translations (English)
5 powerful, full-bodied wine
4 -1 basic wine

Proposed translations

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powerful, full-bodied wine

Altså: en basse af en vin.

('Basse' antyder rund og glad om mennesker og dyr)
Example sentence:

"En af de bedste vine var Los Astrales 2001 fra Ribera del Duero. En fyldig basse med masser af tung frugt og kraftige tanniner. En powervin, der fylder munden helt ud. Har klart fremtiden for sig."

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Mads. My deadline was this morning but in the end I came up with "heady". "
-1
2 hrs

basic wine

It appears to refer to a good basic wine - like:
www.wineintro.com/food/basics.html

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-03 21:47:19 GMT)
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http://www.bartendingworld.com/wine-information.asp
Peer comment(s):

disagree Mads Grøftehauge : absolutely not
14 hrs
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