Star anise
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Anisette
A sweet liqueur with licorice-like aroma and flavor, made from aniseed.
Apricot flavored brandy
Pure grape brandy, flavored with apricot. A type of cordial or liqueur.
Anise
Faint liquorice element.
Appearance
Refers to a wine's clarity, not colour. Common descriptors refer to the reflective quality of the wine; brilliant, clear, dull or cloudy for those wines with visible suspended particulates.
Anise: Faint licorice, a pleasant element in some Spanish reds; may indicate, however, that the wine has been artificially acidified, a practice that may improve short-term enjoyment but tends to make wines that cellar poorly.
Anisette
a cordial flavored with aniseed and distinguished by its licorice taste.
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Flavors of anise seed and a meaty savoriness characterize this grape. Used as a blending grape, this varietal adds color and a tannic richness to Bordeaux blends.', '', 300)"; onMouseout="hideddrivetip()"
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As it ages, it takes on notes of seductive spices, anise, violets, leather, olive, tobacco and cigar box. It's often aged in oak from 6-24 months. It can be quite tannic when young (so decant it for an hour or two if you aren't going to age it).
Anise, chocolate, ripe plum, and eucalyptus dominate the attack, which is formidable. Some like their wines as strong as cough syrup (like me) some don't. This is not for the timid. Texture is thick and chewy.
In southern France, a common apéritif is Pastis which is another anise-based drink, with commonly found brands in France being Ricard, Pernod, and Pastis 51. The French typically drink it diluted 1:5 with water in a tall glass.
Open, forward nose of ripe raspberry, black cherry, green earth, black pepper, bell pepper, tar, tea leaves, and a minty herb (anise?) aroma.
Sangiovese is distinctive for its supple texture and medium-to full-bodied spice, raspberry, cherry and anise flavors.
Spicy: Describes the presence of spice flavours such as anise, cinnamon, cloves, mint and pepper, often present in complex wines.
Sweet: One of the four basic tastes. Describes the presence of residual sugar and/or glycerine.
From South Africa. Vibrant ruby red colour. Cedar, anise and fleshy fruit on the nose. Medium bodied palate, but good length and structure carrying to a long finish. Blackberry fruit and supple tannins.
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Spicy A descriptor for many wines, indicating the presence of spice flavors such as anise, cinnamon, cloves, mint and pepper. Red Zinfandel and Cõte du Rhone are often described as spicy.
Popular in Italy, where its produces dark red wines that are filled with black fruit aromas and flavour, sometimes with a shadow of anise. Can be touch austere, sometimes light and fruity.
Also known as, Charbono, Douce Noire, Ormeasco.
2 750ml bottles dry, red wine
2 cups sugar
2 oranges
1 lime
6 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
Cardamom, bay leaves, star anise, fennel, nutmeg, vanilla (optional)
Sauce pan, 2 quarts or larger
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Red berry fruits like raspberry predominate in wines from cooler areas, whereas blackberry, anise and pepper notes are more common in wines made in warmer areas and in wines made from the earlier-ripening Primitivo clone.
A tasting term to describe flavors, Shiraz has a spicy flavor as does Gewurztraminer. A descriptor for many wines, indicating the presence of spice flavors such as anise, cinnamon, cloves, mint and pepper which are often present in complex wines.
growers claim that, in order to develop full maturity and distinction, Malbec needs "hang time" even after sugar levels indicate ripeness. Otherwise, immature Malbec can be very "green" tasting, without its characteristic notes of plum and anise.
Term almost solely applied to "spicy" wines, such as Gewurztraminer among the whites, or the red Rhone Syrah and Australian Shiraz wines. Is a component which can almost be described as pungent in quality, being reminiscent of anise, cinnamon etc.
OAK
Wood used for barrels. Oaky refers to the flavors that using oak imparts to wine. Oak barrels can also impart many varied flavors into wine such as: vanilla, anise, coffee, bell peppers etc.
 See also: Wine, Fruit, Red, Long, Flavor
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