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Printable Wine Vintages Word Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 15x15 grid and the 12 words to find. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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A hard puzzle for adults and wine students. The Vocabulary design adds five lines to explain five label terms, and Elegant suits a tasting table.

Difficulty Hard
Grid Size 15x15 letters
Total Words 12 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 6 of 8, 6 backwards
Longest Word Non-Vintage (10 letters)

Reading a Wine Label: Vintage, Crianza, Riserva and Grand Cru

The words printed on wine labels. The vintage is the year the grapes were harvested, while a nonvintage wine blends several years. Spain uses Crianza for wines aged for a set time; Italy uses Riserva, Classico, for the historic heart of a region, and Superiore; and France ranks vineyards as Premier Cru and Grand Cru. Estate and single vineyard tell you where the grapes were grown, and reserve is used more loosely around the world.

Several words come in pairs, grand with cru and premier with cru, so read the list carefully.

Wine Vintages Vocabulary: 12 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. The longest word is Non-Vintage, with 10 letters.

  • Classico: In Italian wine, the original, historic heart of a region, as in Chianti Classico.
  • Crianza: A Spanish wine label term for a wine aged for at least two years, part of it in oak barrels.
  • Cru: French for growth: a vineyard or group of vineyards with an official quality rank, as in Grand Cru.
  • Estate: A wine made from grapes grown and bottled on the winery's own land.
  • Grand: With "cru", Grand Cru, the highest vineyard rank in Burgundy and Alsace.
  • Non-Vintage: A wine blended from several years' harvests, as most Champagne is.
  • Premier: With "cru", Premier Cru, a high vineyard rank in Burgundy and Champagne.
  • Reserve: A label word that often means a winery's better wine, although its meaning varies by country.
  • Riserva: An Italian label term for a wine aged longer than the standard version before release.
  • Single: As in single vineyard: a wine made from the grapes of one named vineyard.
  • Superiore: An Italian label term for a wine with a little more alcohol or a longer aging than the standard version.
  • Vintage: The year the grapes for a wine were harvested.

How to Solve the Wine Vintages Word Search

"Vintage" hides inside "nonvintage", but it also appears on its own, reading backwards. "Cru", only three letters, and "grand" both lie on backwards diagonals. "Crianza" has the only Z, and "premier" the only M.

Wine Label Reading Activities

  • Bring a few real wine labels and find the words from the puzzle on them.
  • Sort the terms by country: Spain, Italy and France.
  • Ask students to explain the difference between vintage and nonvintage.

Wine Vintages Word Search FAQ

Who is the Wine Vintages Word Search for?

Adults of legal drinking age and wine students.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 12 read backwards. 3 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Wine Vintages Word Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 12 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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