SIMURG
vegetal
EN
adjective
A notable grassy or herbaceous "off" odor reminiscent of flavors such as bell pepper or asparagus. 1
An undesirable characteristic, wines that smell and taste vegetal are usually made from unripe grapes. In some wines, a subtle vegetable garden smell is pleasant and adds complexity, but if it is the predominant character, it is a major flaw. 2
Red-wine variety grown on very limited acreage in Piedmonte region of Italy. Used to make a pale red wine with mildly spicy and vegetal flavors. 3
[ˈvɛdʒɪtl] 4
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin veget (āre) to quicken (seevegetate) and -al, a suffix with the general sense “of the kind of, pertaining to,having the form or character of” that named by the stem,occurring in loanwords from Latin (autumnal; natural; pastoral), and productive in English on the Latin model, usually with basesof Latin origin (accidental; seasonal; tribal). 4
Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Corso di Laurea in Teorie e Tecniche della Mediazione Interlinguistica.
Agnese Schena, rev. Chiara Barbagianni
1 : «California reds», California reds, Wine glossary, (16/08/2010),
2 : «Erobertparker.com», Erobertparker.com, Wine Glossary, (16/08/2010),
3 : «Wineloverspage.com», Wineloverspage.com, (16/08/2010),
4 : «Dictionary.com», Dictionary.com, (12/10/2011),
5 : «Internet Wine Guide», Internet Wine Guide, (16/08/2010),
6 : «Winelabel.com», Winelabel.com, Wine Glossary, (16/08/2010),