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List of Glossary Entries

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

A
  » Acetic
» Acid
» Aftertaste
» Aged
» Alcohol
» Angular
» Appley
» Aroma
» Ascescence
» Astringent
» Attack
» Attractive
» Austere
B
  » Backbone
» Backward
» Barnyard
» Bitter
» Body
» Botrytis Cinerea
» Bouquet
» Breed
» Briary
» Buttery
C
  » Candylike
» Cedar wood
» Chalk
» Charming
» Cigarbox
» Clos
» Closed-in
» Cloying
» Complex
» Corked
» Creamy
» Crisp
D
  » Decanting
» Deep
» Delicate
» Dirty
» Dumb
E
  » Earthy
» Easy
» Elegant
» Essence
» Excessively sweet
» Extracted
F
  » Fat
» Filtered
» Fine
» Fined
» Finish
» Firm
» Flint
» Full-Bodied
G
  » Glycerin
» Gniess
» Grapefruity
» Grapey
» Grassy
H
  » Hard
» Harsh
» Heavy
» Hollow
I
  » Intensity
J
  » Jammy
L
  » Lean
» Legs
» Lemony
» Lenght
» Lush
M
  » Maderized
» Malolactic fermentation
» Meaty
» Musty
N
  » Nose
» Nouveau
» Nutty
O
  » Oaky
» Oily
» Overripe
» Oxidized
P
  » Peppery
» Petillant
» Plump
» Ponderous
» Pruney
» Puckery
Q
  » Quality
R
  » Racking
» Raisiny
» Refined
» Residual sugar
» Rich
» Rim
» Robust
» Rough
» Round
» Rustic
S
  » Simple
» Smoky
» Stoney
» Structure
T
  » Tart
» Tears
» Terroir
» Thin
» Thin
» Toasty
» Tobacco
U
  » Underripe
» Unfiltered
» Unfined
V
  » Vanilla
» Varietal character
» Vegetal
W
  » Wheighty
» Woody
Y
  » Yeasty

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