| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OAKY | Tasting of wood, as some wines |
| OAKY | Tasting of wood, as some spirits |
| malolactic | Of or denoting bacterial fermentation that converts malic acid to lactic acid, esp. as a secondary process used to reduce the acidity of some wines |
| GRAPY | Inferior, as some wines |
| TANNIC | Bitter, as some red wines |
| sterculia | any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood |
