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Read Between the Wines: Crossword Answer Key

September 11, 2020 @ 12:00pm |

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  1. The abbreviation for the standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage ABV
  2. This Virginia winery is featured in our wine trail for having high quality wine with a high quality view DELAPLANE
  3. A holistic, ecological and ethical approach to farming and nutrition, based in the work of philosopher and scientist Dr. Rudolf Steiner BIODYNAMIC
  4. The complex scents and smells developed during wine aging BOUQUET
  5. A preservative that’s widely used in winemaking, though there is a recent trend to make wine with none added SULFITES
  6. The common grape vine native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe and Southwestern Asia, 2 words VITIS VINIFERA
  7. This Virginia winery is featured in our wine trail as the place for wine nerds GREENHILL
  8. Described as light, medium or full BODY
  9. This urban winery located in The Yards is D.C.’s first winery, 2 words DISTRICT WINERY
  10. Abbreviation for a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States AVA
  11. Used in winemaking to vary the color, flavor, tannin profile and texture of wine. Can be introduced in the form of a barrel during the fermentation or aging periods OAK
  12. Wine bar run by three sommeliers, including Brent Kroll who was interviewed in District Fray’s June Issue, 2 words MAXWELL PARK
  13. This Brookland restaurant recently launched their 6-ft Wine Club PRIMROSE
  14. Music venue, restaurant, wine bar and winery located in Ivy City, 2 words CITY WINERY
  15. A subsect of wine made without pesticides, chemicals and other additives NATURAL
  16. This French region is world-famous for its vineyards and top-notch wine labels. Over 90% of wines from here are reds made with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon BORDEAUX
  17. A trained and knowledgeable wine professional, normally working in fine restaurants SOMMELIER
  18. Region in Southern France known for its Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne RHONE
  19. A soft, velvety red wine that was extremely popular in the 90s MERLOT
  20. A delicious wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, has been added FORTIFIED
  21. A fault where the wine tends to lose vibrancy in both color and flavor OXIDATION
  22. Where to store wine to protect it from potentially harmful external influences, providing darkness, constant cool temperature and constant humidity CELLAR
  23. A vessel used to separate wine from any sediment that may have formed and to aerate a wine in the hope that its aromas and flavors will be more vibrant DECANTER
  24. The drying, bitter flavor in wine that comes from the grape skin or the oak it was aged in TANNINS
  25. Short for one of the world’s most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. Pairs well with steak CAB
  26. Spanish sparkling wine CAVA
  27. The world’s largest wine producer, followed by France and Spain ITALY
  28. Some people think these relate to the quality, sweetness or viscosity of the wine, but they show the alcohol level LEGS
  29. The practice to sell wine before it’s bottled FUTURES

Down

  1. French term used to describe the environmental factors that affect the character and taste of a wine TERRIOR
  2. French appellation known for wine made from the Gamay grape BEAUJOLAIS
  3. Indicates a bone dry sparkling wine BRUT
  4. This Virginia winery is featured in our wine trail as a perfect picnic spots, 3 words TWO TWISTED POSTS
  5. This Maryland winery is featured in our wine trail as an oasis away from the city ROCKLANDS
  6. Made by crossing European Vitis vinifera vines with American Vitis labrusca or Vitis riparia grapes HYBRID
  7. Country generally considered the “cradle of wine” GEORGIA
  8. This Maryland winery is featured in our wine trail as a great spot for sweet wine lovers LINGANORE
  9. Refers to drawing off the blended wines into bottles ready for a second alcoholic fermentation TIRAGE
  10. This gives wine a tart or sour taste, and wines high in this pair well with rich and fatty foods ACIDITY
  11. The fear of wine OENOPHOBIA
  12. What wine to serve with certain foods PAIRING
  13. Most commonly refers to a blend, either of more than one grape or of wine CUVEE
  14. Georgetown wine bar with great charcuterie boards ENO
  15. Roman god of wine, called Dionysos in ancient Greece BACCHUS
  16. The world’s most popular light-bodied red wine, 2 words PINOT NOIR
  17. Type of white wine made by leaving the grape skins and seeds in contact with the juice ORANGE
  18. Designates a medium-sweet wine, but literally translates to half dry DEMISEC
  19. Industrial-chic store offering a wide variety of Latin American wines as well as classes, 2 words GRAND CATA
  20. Uses natural substances and physical, mechanical or biologically based farming methods, certified ORGANIC
  21. Exposing the wine to air or giving it a chance to “breathe” before drinking it AERATE
  22. Metabolic process that produces chemical changes; the process by which grapes become wine FERMENT
  23. Refers to the ability to identify and taste different characteristics of wine PALATE
  24. A term for a wine that has become contaminated with cork taint CORKED

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