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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