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haire

Well drained soil of old terraces and alluvial fans. These soils come from alluvium and sedimentary rocks. Slow permeability....
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halbstuck

The halbstück is a cask found in the Rhine region of Germany. It can hold the equivalent of 158 US gallons or 600 litres.
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halbtrocken

Germany's "semi-dry" wines having no more than 18 grams of sugar per litre. These wines are sweeter than "trocken" wines...
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half bottle

A bottle containing 375 ml or one-half of what a standard bottle can hold.
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hard

An overabundance of tannin or acidity which originates from too high an inclusion of stems and stalks.
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harsh

Similar to "hard," this term describes wines which have tannin or acid levels which are too high, resulting in wines that...
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