How to talk about wine in English: Vocabulary & expressions

Learn how to talk about wine in English. There are many different kinds of red and white wines, and the ones we will touch on in this lesson are: Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Merlot, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon. I will teach you where these wines originally came from and with which foods to enjoy them. Then, we will look at wine-tasting vocabulary like tannins, acidity, body, depth, cork, and more. Finally, I will teach you a few commonly-used idioms including wine and dine, days of wine and roses, and put a cork in it. This video is jam-packed with useful vocabulary. Why not try the quiz after watching?

Hi dear teacher, how are you? Please, for the wine idioms, don’t forget the well-known phrase: “In vino veritas”. I know, it’s not in English but … it could be interesting anyway. Goodbye and thank you for the precious lesson

Riccardo S

Hi Ben! Thank you. I give you an advice, take a look on Spanish and Italian wine. I prefer Red Tempranillo from Rioja and White Pino Grigio from Friuli Venezia Giulia.

DinDim

GOOD TRY

Bedoasas

BAAD I MEAN

Bedoasas

Thanks Benjamin, Nice and cultural class. I enjoyed it, but, as I live in hot region of Brazil, I prefer beer, like: Carling, 1669, Bombardier, Guinness or London Pride, Brahma, Heineken and son on. Have a Nice Sunday!.

Rodrigo Carlos Dias

Quite elegant.

Alukochu

Thank you for a helpful and informative lesson. I like wine and beer. For me, in the area of wine, I prefer Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon among others. I captured screenshots of the video for later reference when I go shopping wines.

Insoo Yeo

The best wine that I’ve ever tasted was a french wine. I just know that it looked dry and a little bitter. I’m not sure about that. Anyaway, thanks for these good information. It seems enough for what we need to know when choosing a wine.