ACROSS 

1. Suggests the taste of flowers

6. Metabolizes into alcohol

11. Inspector General, shortened

12. Scent derived from the grape variety

15. Morning initials

16. Certain day of the wk.

17. Alcohol By Volume, for short

18. Operate

19. Beer qty.

22. Sound of contentment

23. Librarian's utterance, perhaps

25. Of the sun

27. Indicates the relative sweetness of a wine: __________ sugar

28. Emcee

29. Family of beers that ferments at warmer temperatures

31. What knife and knapsack have in common

32. Acquired

33. Short for trademark

35. Estimate or established, for short

37. Example given (abbr)

38. Between la and do

41. Instrument that measures specific gravity of a liquid

44. "____ well that ends well.."

47. Precedes Speedwagon

48. "___ takers?"

49. Light wine with limited aromas, flavors, and textures

50. Not new

54. Type of wine with multiple layers of flavor

56. Atop

58. Warner Brothers, shortened

60. Comes before IOU

61. Another name for 12 across

62. MD's title

63. Artificial intelligence, shortened

64. Tavern

66. A wine that takes on a bit of the barrel's taste and smell is said to be..

67. Desired harmony between major components of a wine

69. Miniature bottle

70. Short for light or lieutenant

71. Tin symbol

72. That thing

73. "Light, distinctive, and refined"

74. A young, fruity wine with vivacious flavors

DOWN

1. Residual flavors and aromas

2. Sm. opposite

3. "Big, assertive, and full-flavored"

4. Big CA city

5. Smell acquired with aging in oak or in the bottle

6. ___ la la

7. Mixing milled grain and water

8. El follower

9. Tropical storm or top secret, for short

10. Wine that is smooth with a soft texture

13. Train syst.

14. St. Paul state (abbr)

19. Traditional container for beer

20. Refers to the amount of grape taste in the wine

21. Measure of the density of a liquid

24. Gives beer its bitterness and aroma

26. Beers fermented at cooler temps

30. Name brand artwork

34. Soft and well-balanced

35. Vegetative, damp, ground smell

36. Yet

38. Scale number

39. Internal Revenue Service, shortened

40. Small sip, perhaps

42. Cylindrical oven: ____ kiln

43. Created; brewed

45. Long-playing, for short

46. NW opposite

51. Whirlpool, for one

52. Wine that is beautiful, graceful, and well-balanced, but not necessarily full-bodied

53. Drink intended to restore health and well-being

54. Wine bottle topper

55. VII plus IV

57. Short for number

59. Certain cereal grain

62. Calendar segment

63. Poker start

64. Chomp

65. Associate of Arts, for short

66. Up in years
67. Boy Scouts of America, shortened

68. Hospital wing

69. Vivian, to her friends

 Gail Beckman, 702-869-6416, customcrosswords.com

SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWERS