Blend · Component origins documented on the coffee profile where available
Smiley Coffee Ludlow Blend
Onyx Coffee Lab
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What does wine-like mean in coffee?
Does coffee contain wine-like?
A wine-like note does not mean a wine ingredient was added. The term describes what the brewed coffee reminds the taster of.
Why can coffee taste like wine-like?
Fruit-associated aromas and perceived acidity can combine to evoke wine. Processing may influence the impression, but a tasting note cannot identify the processing method or specific compounds.
Where might people describe this note?
May be used for fruity coffees from several origins and processing styles. The note is not exclusive to one region or process.
How to taste for wine-like
Smell the coffee, then taste it while warm and again after cooling. Think about grape or dark-berry aromas and the quality of the acidity. Compare that impression to wine only if it fits your senses. Record the actual flavor impression before deciding on a descriptor, and do not infer a processing method from the word.
Taste for yourself · optional practice
Your wine-like tasting notebook
Can you actually perceive a wine-like-like note? Brew a plain coffee, then describe it in three stages. Write your own impressions before reading the tasting notes on its bag. A descriptor is not evidence of a coffee's origin, ingredients, processing, or quality.
- Smell the freshly ground coffee. Describe what you notice without guessing the coffee's origin.
- Smell and carefully sip the brewed coffee after it is comfortable to taste. Notice aroma, acidity, sweetness and texture.
- Try the cup again as it cools. Does the descriptor become clearer, fade or change? Compare your notes.
Notes stay in this browser's local storage until cleared; they are not submitted, scored, published or used as evidence for our reviews. For professional methodology see the SCA flavor-wheel guide.
From our live database
Wine-like in coffees we've documented.
Examples are selected from at most 80 recently updated matching coffee profiles, 40 exact-match outside reviews and 40 exact-coffee internet references. The numbers below describe this bounded sample, not a complete sitewide total. Zero means no matches in the sampled records, not that none exist elsewhere.
21
Coffees in our index
0
Outside review sources (exact match)
2
Public discussion sources
2
Total documented mentions
🇧🇮Burundi
Burundi · Kayanza
Burundi Yandaro Natural
Greenco
Intelligentsia Coffee
Yandaro Washing Station
· Natural
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🇹🇿Tanzania
Blend · Component origins documented on the coffee profile where available
Monarch - Cometeer
Onyx Coffee Lab
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Editorial illustration🇧🇮Burundi
Burundi · Kayanza
Burundi Yandaro Natural
Greenco
Intelligentsia Coffee
Yandaro Washing Station
· Natural
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🇬🇹Guatemala
Guatemala · Fraijanes
Guatemala La Nueva Montaña Natural Farmlevel Reserve
Antonio Gonzales
Verve Coffee Roasters
Finca El Hato
Maracaturra· Natural
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This is our editorial description of a sensory comparison. The independent SCA/WCR materials below explain how tasters develop a shared vocabulary; they do not verify the particular coffee origins, biochemical causes, processing methods or frequency claims on this page.
No descriptor-specific research citation has been verified for this entry yet. Treat specific causal and origin associations as editorial guidance, not as scientifically established facts.
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