Wine Down! Crossword

An alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of unmodified grape juice.
French term for a "vineyard"
The space between the wine and the top of a wine bottle.
German for "dry".
French cask capable of holding 100 cases of twelve standard 750ml bottles of wine.
Special characteristics expressed in a wine that result from the interaction of geography, geology, climate, and the plant's genetics.
A system of fractional blending used in the production of Sherry where younger wines are added to top up the barrels of older wines as they age in the cellar.
The addition of Amarone flavor to Valpolicella wine by allowing the Valpolicella to pass over the drained must of an Amarone on its way to secondary fermentation.
Portuguese term for a wine estate.
The indentation found in the base of a wine bottle.
British English slang for an inexpensive bottle of wine.
The study of aspects of wine and winemaking.
A wine merchant who assembles the produce of smaller growers and winemakers and sells the result under its own name.
The sparkling effervescence of a wine.
Originally created in California, these blended wines can be summed up as the "American Bordeaux".
Spanish aging designation that for red wine stipulates that it has been aged for a total of 5 years after harvest with at least 18 months in oak.
The straw-covered flask historically associated with Chianti.
Wines for which committed buyers will pay large sums of money because of their desirability and rarity.
Whole, uncrushed grapes are fermented in a sealed vat containing a layer of carbon dioxide. This results in fruity, soft and distinct red wines. These wines have little tannin and are immediately drinkable. This is the method used throughout France's Beaujolais region.
The interaction between air and wine after a wine has been opened.
Spiritual/practical philosophy which includes understanding the ecological, the energetic, and the spiritual in nature.