| Earthy |
| Wine with soil-derived flavour/characteristics; mineral, damp leaves, mushrooms etc. |
| Easy |
| Undemanding, simply-flavoured. |
| Elegant |
| Stylish and refined. |
| Elemental sulphur |
| A chemical used to dust vineyards as a control for powdery mildew. |
| Extract |
| An indication of the 'substance' of a wine, expressed as sugar-free or total extract (which would include some sugars). 18 g/l would be low, light; above 23 g/l in whites is significant; a heavy red is above 30 g/l. |
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