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  • 61wine —    Spain is among the largest wine producers by volume in the world. As well as being the standard accompaniment to food, wine is also drunk as an aperitif in bars, with tapas, and is also widely used in cooking. Picnics in the countryside are… …

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  • 62Wine tasting descriptors — The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster an opportunity to put into words the aromas and flavors that they experience and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. Many wine writers, like Karen MacNeil in her book The… …

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  • 63Wine Country (California) — The Wine Country is a region of Northern California in the United States known worldwide as a premium wine growing region. [ Fodor s Escape to the Wine Country: California s Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino , Publisher: Fodor s ISBN 10: 067900918307… …

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  • 64Wine cellar — A wine cellar is a storage room for wine in bottles or barrels, or more rarely in carboys, amphorae or plastic containers. In an active wine cellar, important factors such as temperature and humidity are maintained by a climate control system. In …

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  • 65dry — [[t]dra͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ drier, dryer (comparative), driest, dries, drying, dried 1) ADJ GRADED If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it. Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth... Pat it dry with a soft towel …

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  • 66wine — n. 1) to make, produce wine 2) dry; sweet wine 3) cooking; dessert; mulled; red; rose; sacramental; sparkling; table; vintage; white wine 4) domestic; imported wine 5) a house wine (of a restaurant) 6) wine ferments USAGE NOTE: The phrase… …

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  • 67Wine Country — Weinberg im Russian River Valley, Sonoma County. Wine Country ist eine Weinbauregion in Nordkalifornien. Sie liegt nördlich von San Francisco und besteht aus über 400, überwiegend in Sonoma County und Napa County angesiedelten Weingütern. Zu den… …

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  • 68wine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. the grape; drink, liquor; drinking, intoxication; stimulant, alcohol; nectar. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wine colored, maroon, dark red, grape; see red . n. Varieties of wine include: fine, sparkling …

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  • 69wine — wine1 W2S2 [waın] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: win, from Latin vinum] 1.) an alcoholic drink made from ↑grapes, or a type of this drink ▪ a glass of wine ▪ a delicious Californian wine red/white wine ▪ a bottle of red wine… …

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  • 70Wine bottle — A bottle showing the translucent green of many wine bottles A wine bottle is a bottle used for holding wine, generally made of glass. Some wines are fermented in the bottle, others are bottled only after fermentation. They come in a large variety …

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