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Abboccato
Semi-dry


Acerbo
Tart or green

Acescenza
Volatile wine

Aceto
Vinegar

Alcool
Alcohol

Annata
Vintage year

Appassimento
Drying grapes to concentrate sugar

Acidità
Acidity

Acido
Vinegary tasting or smelling

Acquoso
Watery

Amabile
Semi-sweet wine, often a sparkling wine

Amaro
Bitter, usually but not always a defect

Annata
Vintage

Appassiemento
Drying grapes before pressing them. This concentrates the sugar and extract.

Aperto
Open, a wine with a well-defined character

Armonioso
Harmonious, a perfectly balanced wine

Aromatico
Aromatic

Astringente
Astringent, wines with a lot of tannins

Asciutto
Totally dry

Austero
Austere, complex wines with bold fruit

Azienda agraria
An estate producing wine from its own grapes

Azienda agricola
An estate producing wine from its own grapes

Azienda vinicola
A producer making wines from purchased grapes

Azienda vitivinicola
An estate producing wine from its own grapes

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