Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected.
An inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude, coarse, or dull; a clown.
A rural person having a natural simplicity of character or manners; an artless, unaffected person.
an unsophisticated country person
characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness"
awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls"
wine without finesse but honest and true to its terroir. Not to be confused with a vulgar or common wine Top of the page Sapid wine with plenty of flavour and taste
Describes wines made by old-fashioned methods or tasting like wines made in an earlier era. Can be a positive quality in distinctive wines that require aging. Can also be a negative quality when used to describe a young, earthy wine that should be fresh and fruity.
Simple style typical of country life.
1. A term describing masonry, generally of local stone, that is roughly hand dressed, and intentionally laid with high relief in relatively modest structures of rural character. 2. A grade of building limestone, characteriz ed by coarse texture.
Simple, unassuming, and lacking in finesse or pretension. Rusticity can be charming in certain less expensive wines but is undesirable in expensive bottles.
Describes wines made by old-fashioned methods. Less refined and elegant.
Describes wines made by old-fashioned methods or tasting like wines made in an earlier era; usually coarse and earthy, can at times also resemble a simple and fruity table wine.
1. Country style. 2. With a rough finish.