Acrid

A tasting term for a wine with overly pronounced acidity, this is often apparent in cheap red wines.

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Wine Terms Glossary - Acrid

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Even people well acquainted with wine will tell you - wine terms can be tricky! It helps to have a comprehensive glossary at your fingertips when navigating your way through bottles. Select a letter below to find your term, or search for the term directly by using the search box below.

This dictionary of wine terms is designed to augment the other features of Classic Wines. Often when reading an article or watching a video, the experts will use abstract and niche terms. If that occurs and you feel a bit lost, just look it up here and get back on track. This glossary is also an excellent tool to study wine vocabulary in general.

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