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Wine

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

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American Viticultural Area

Beverages; Wine

Abbreviated to AVA, this term describes a geographically defined region for growing grapes.

Amontillado

Beverages; Wine

A true Amontillado Sherry is a matured Fino. When the flor dies and sinks to the bottom of the butt the wine loses its protection from oxidation conferred by the coating of yeast, and it begins to ...

Amtliche Prüfnummer

Beverages; Wine

The Amtliche Prüfnummer (or AP number) is a unique code assigned to each individual bottling of quality wine produced by every winemaker in Germany. For more information see my German wine guide.

Anbaugebiet

Beverages; Wine

The thirteen German growing regions, namely Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz, Mittelrhein, Ahr, Baden, Franken, Hessische Bergstrasse, Württemberg, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen.

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.

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