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Esoteric Vinous Lexicon Challenge
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Process of soaking skins to extract tannins and color
  • 3. Ancient clay vessel used for fermenting and storing wine
  • 4. Name shared by a brewery and a Burgundy vineyard, hinting fermentation
  • 5. Historical term for a wine merchant or grower
  • 8. Botrytis cinerea’s beneficial fungal infection on grapes
  • 9. Wine with a subtle sparkling effervescence
  • 10. Soil rich in calcium carbonate, prized in vineyards
  • 12. French term referring to the bottling of wine
  • 15. French term for replanting a vineyard block
  • 16. Describes a light, easy-drinking red wine
  • 18. Harvesting leftover grapes post-main vintage period
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  • 2. The artistry of merging varietals for complexity
  • 6. Comprehensive term for the wine production process
  • 7. Measure of a wine’s astringent compound content
  • 11. Practice of adding sulfur dioxide to preserve wine
  • 13. Scientific study of wine and winemaking
  • 14. French term for a vineyard plot's bounding limits
  • 17. Method for removing sediment in sparkling wine crafting
  • 19. Distinctive vineyard environment influencing grape character
  • 20. Esteemed Bordeaux estate producing merlot-dominant blends

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