Almond paste
A mixture of ground almonds, sugar, and glucose.
Amandine
Prepared with or garnished with almonds.
Almondy: Signifies the almondy taste that appears in young red wines made by carbonic maceration. This taste also reflect certain alterations such as excess oxidation in white wines, or the "taste" of light" in badly-stored sparkling wines.
Almondy: Refers to the taste of some wines.
Amarone: A dry but strong red wine from the Veneto region in Northern Italy. It is made from a blend of partially dried red grapes.
Amber: A shade of color some white wines turn after oxidation.
bitter almonds
often associated with cherries, a certain fruity bitterness, more refreshing than unpleasant
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Almond
A light bitter, nutlike quality sometimes noted in Italian white wines.
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They lose their fresh fruit aromas and take on a nutty, toffee character with notes of figs, caramel, hazelnuts and almonds. They also turn a lovely pale amber from the extended wood contact.
Dolcetto wines are known for black cherry and licorice flavors with some prunes and a characteristically bitter finish reminiscent of almonds. While the name implies sweetness, the wines are normally dry.
Typically, wines made from Albariño are very aromatic, often described as having scents of almonds or almond paste, apples, peaches, citrus, and flowers or grass.
If they do use an olive, it is either unstuffed or is stuffed with something as neutral as an almond; the olive itself is rinsed of any brining or vinegar solution prior to use.
Pinot Grigio is light and crispy with almond, lemon, and vanilla flavors. These wines are also called Pinot Gris.
Food and Wine Pairing: Pinot Grigio goes well with seafood and salmon.
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Almost exclusive to northwest Piedmont , this produces soft, round, fruity wines fragrant with licorice and almonds that should be drunk within about three years.
Fruity Grassy, spinach, artichoke, green banana, leafy, tomato leaf, bean sprout, green tomato, herbaceous, hay, nutty, almond, pine nut, orange, lemon, floral, spicy, apple, eucalyptus, perfumed, confectionery, buttery.
Corked An 'off', mouldy or oxidised smell of wet hessian on the nose, with a dusty, dry rancid almond taste on the palate.
Creamy Velvety buttery aroma and texture.
Dried out Old wine with faded fruit and flavour.
Noyeau: Also known as Noyau. A French liqueur made from brandy and bitter almonds or apricot kernels, sometimes colored pink.
Used with several other grapes to create the light red regional blends known as "Bardolino" and "Valpolicella" that have a mild fruity flavor with hints of almond. The blends include Rondinella, Molinara (and Rossignola for the latter wine).
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MARZEMINO: Grape variety used to make a red varietal reminiscent of Gamay type wine but with almond-taste undertones. Mainly restricted to the Trentino-Alto Adige region of Italy. Synonym names include Bassanino and Uva Tedesca.
Aromatic, sweet, enchanting and charming, Passito di Pantelleria is an excellent match for hard cheese and confectionery, in particular the one made with almonds.
Nutty. Broad descriptor to describe aromas and flavors of nuts in a wine; more specifically hazelnut, almonds, roasted nuts etc.
Nutty
Recalling nuts in flavor. The smell and taste of hazelnuts and walnuts are often associated with wines affected by flor. The flavor of almonds may be found in fresh, young white wines.
Fino
A light, dry sherry that is matured under a layer of flor yeast. Finos are characterized by flavours of apples, almonds and bread.
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Arneis, white grape of Piedmont in Northern Italy. Grown in very limited quantities in its homeland it is also encountered in Australia where it is aromatic and expressive with an intriguing ?almondy lasting power.
Used with two other grapes, Rondinella and Molinara, to create the light red blends known as "Bardolino" and "Valpolicella" wine that have a mild fruity flavor with hints of almond. Mainly grown in the Veneto region of northeast Italy.
Dolcetto juice possesses a high sugar and acid content, with medium alcohol and low tannin levels. The wine has a clear, brightly coloured red appearance, and a fruity, floral, smooth palate often with traces of almonds.
from the northernmost regions of Italy, especially those regions that border the Alps, as well as Alsace, where it is known as Pinot Gris. In the U.S., Oregon is emerging as the top state for producing delicious, lively Pinot Gris with light almond, ...
regions of Italy, especially those regions that border the Alps, as well as Alsace, where it is known as pinot gris or, confusingly, as "tokay." In the U.S., Oregon is emerging as the top state for delicious lively pinot gris' with light almond, ...
The wines are oxidized (while being preserved in incompletely full barrels, for example): they take a ambrée hue and develop a bouquet of oxidation, which points out quince, apple odors, then of almonds, nut...
The vine is at home here, and ripening is not the issue that it is further north in the vineyards of the Saar and Ruwer; in fact, the region is sufficiently temperate for many tender species, such as almond and citrus trees, to flourish.
The flavor of almonds may be found in fresh, young white wines.
Oak. The smell and taste of a wine that has been aged in new oak barrels.
Opaque. Dense-looking; locking clarity and transparency.
Open. Yielding all its qualities.
 See also: Wine, Fruit, White, Flavor, Sweet
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