Serving wine in suitable glassware can make it taste better. Small pieces of cork floating in wine means it has been contaminated by a diseased cork. Scientific studies have shown that sweetness and bitterness are perceived differently by the tongue at different temperatures. Ullage is a red variety originating in the region of Ullage, Hungary. Wines with higher levels of alcohol are normally associated with grapes grown in regions nearer the equator.
Corkage is the ability to judge the age of a wine by the aroma of the bottle's cork.
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