Winey

Winey wine bottles
Winey

A taste term to describe a wine-like flavor with a similar perceived acidity and fruit, and some level of acetic acid. It is found most commonly in East African specialty coffees as well as in some Centrals.

In Indonesia an anaerobic fermentation process results in something they call “Winey Coffee”, and it is very popular in Jakarta cafes. I use it to describe ripe fruit notes, pleasantly so, but not pushed to the point of vinegar sourness (which would be over-ripe, fermenty flavor… not good).

Search Our Coffee Glossary