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Wine

Referring to any alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of grapes.

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Aszú

Beverages; Wine

The aszú are the grapes collected in 25kg lots in baskets known as puttonyos in the Tokaj-Hegyalja region of Hungary. The grapes have undergone noble rot and are thus very sweet. Once crushed the ...

Aszú Essencia

Beverages; Wine

This is a rare wine, made only from the free-run juice of the nobly rotten grapes in theputtonyos baskets.

Ausbruch

Beverages; Wine

A Prädikat category for sweet wines from Rust in Austria. The grapes have undergonenoble rot and have a must weight of more than 27 KMW.

Auslese

Beverages; Wine

A Prädikat category for sweet wines. The Auslese designation is conferred if the must weight, measured prior to the wine being made and bottled, reaches a certain level. The legally required value ...

Azienda Agricola

Beverages; Wine

An estate or farm where wine can be produced.

Finish

Beverages; Wine

The key to judging a wine's quality is finish, also called aftertaste--a measure of the taste or flavours that linger in the mouth after the wine is tasted. Great wines have rich, long, complex ...

Aeration

Beverages; Wine

The process of letting a wine breathe in the open air, or swirling wine in a glass. It's debatable whether aerating bottled wines actually improves their quality. Aeration can soften young, tannic ...

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