Winter Wonderland of Wine Crossword

Age
usually a legume, planted to keep nutrients from leaching, soil from eroding, and land from weeding over, as during the winter
in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation of growth, either as a reaction to adverse conditions or as part of an organism's normal annual rhythm
a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not
a change brought about by a ferment, as yeast enzymes, which convert grape sugar into ethyl alcohol
also called dessert wine, has a higher alcohol content than other wines. this higher alcohol content is due to the addition of spirits
the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells
a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done
wine, usually a red variety, infused with spices and served warm
a sweet fortified wine from the Douro region of Portugal
give something to (someone) formally or ceremonially
to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim
pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical
a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain
a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material
an extended period of recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling
the cold season between autumn and spring in northern latitudes (in the Northern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox)