Archondiko

A word appearing on the labels of TOPIKOS OENOS,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aroma

A term broadly used to describe a wine’s smell. Technically, however, the smellThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aromatic

A positive description, indicating that a wine has a pronounced AROMA.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Asciutto

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Assemblage

A Champagne or SPARKLING WINE term that refers to the blending, or assembling,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Astringent

Astringent describes the dry, raspy MOUTHFEEL of a wine with a considerable amountThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aszú

The term for shriveled grapes that have been attacked by the beneficial moldThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ausbruch

A category of wine made in Austria, in Burgenland. Ausbruche (the plural) are The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Auslese

Plural auslesen. Literally, “select harvest.” A level of full ripeness accordingThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. Muscadet

B. Menetou-Salon

C. Savennières

D. Vouvray

1811

Vintage of a single bottle of German Riesling from the vineyard of Ungeheuer (“monster” in German) in the village of Forst in the Pfalz region that recently sold at auction forThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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