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Wine

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

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Fleshy
Beverages; Wine

Soft and smooth in texture, with very little tannin.

Flinty
Beverages; Wine

A descriptor for extremely dry white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, whose bouquet is reminiscent of flint struck against steel.

Floral (also flowery)
Beverages; Wine

Literally, having the characteristic aromas of flowers. Mostly associated with white wines.

Fortified
Beverages; Wine

Denotes a wine whose alcohol content has been increased by the addition of brandy or neutral spirits.

Cask number
Beverages; Wine

A meaningless term sometimes used for special wines, as in Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23, but often applied to ordinary wines.

Cedary
Beverages; Wine

Denotes the smell of cedar wood associated with mature Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet blends aged in French or American oak.

Cellared by
Beverages; Wine

Means the wine was not produced at the winery where it was bottled. It usually indicates that the wine was purchased from another source.

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