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Esoteric Vintner Lexicon Unveiled
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Yeast clumping process aiding wine clarification
  • 2. Complete conversion of grape must to wine
  • 5. Scientific study behind the craft of vintages
  • 7. Italian technique drying grapes to concentrate sugars
  • 8. Skin contact phase extracting color and tannin
  • 12. French estate often synonymous with grand wine
  • 16. Noble rot enhancing sweet wine complexity
  • 17. Rare term for residual sugar in sweet wine
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  • 3. Terrain cultivated exclusively for grape production
  • 4. Butter-flavored compound in malolactic transformations
  • 6. Oxidation process yielding a nutty essence
  • 9. Art and science of identifying grapevines
  • 10. Polyphenols responsible for astringency and structure
  • 11. Technique for punching down grape skins in fermentation
  • 13. Principal white grape of Veneto’s Soave region
  • 14. Adding sugar pre-fermentation to boost alcohol
  • 15. Smoky style of Sauvignon Blanc by Robert Mondavi
  • 18. Preservatives preventing oxidation and microbial spoilage
  • 19. Distinctive sense of place influencing vine vigor

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