| CELLARET | Red wine the Spanish stored ___ here? (8) |
| CHIANTI | Italy's most famous red wine, the choice of Hannibal Lecter |
| CELLAR | Stock of wine the Spanish left in car (6) |
| SENORITA | Poor reason for pinching wine the Spanish miss |
| CRUEL | Harsh grade of wine the Spanish added (5) |
| NOSES | Whether discerning the bouquet in the wine, the orange in marmalade shred, the pine scent in the trees or the turkey of a vast Christmas spread, they are rhinal snoots or hooters, often glowing Rudolp |
| ASTI | Neighbouring the tartufo bianco (white truffle) region Alba and noted for sparkling wine, the "city of 100 towers" in the heart of Piedmont (4) |
| ASTIR | Wine - the last thing driver needs to be on the move |
| SACK | A Spanish wine, the favourite drink of Falstaff (4) |
| BEAUNE | Wine the dog likes the sound of (6) |
| ACCOMPANIMENT | Side dish or wine, the perfect ... to the main dish |
| RHUBARB | Radical ban in centre relates to German wine - the type from the allotment (7) |
| OENOLOGY | From the Greek for "wine", the study of said vinaceous drink (8) |
| RETENTIVE | Like good memories regarding wine the writer's served |
| ELDER | Wine the French sent back of superior vintage? |
| NETHER | Selection of wine: the Riesling's inferior (6) |
| PIPES | There's lots of wine, the bosun signals (5) |
| BEAU | An admirer of French wine the Northeast dropped (4) |
| SECCO | Unaccompanied by wine the Italians consider dry (5) |
| HOPSACK | Drunken sap surrounded by wine (the rough stuff) (7) |