This week’s Wine Word of the Week is cassis.
Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine:
Cassis is French for blackcurrant and is used often as a tasting note for red wines, particularly red wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
Layman’s terms from Kori:
Cassis, French for blackcurrant, aromas and flavors can often be found in Cabernet Sauvignon. Most often I use blackcurrant in my tasting notes, but the two words can be used interchangeably.
Wine Word of the Week: Cassis was originally posted on Wine Peeps on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:00 UTC. Wine Peeps - Your link to great QPR wines from Washington State and beyond.
