1) Abrasive 2) Acerb 3) Astringent 4) Austere 5) Bitter 6) Bleak 7) Brutal 8) Coarse 9) Craggy 10) Critical 11) Croaky 12) Cruel 13) Crusty 14) Demanding 15) Disagreeable 16) Discordant 17) Dissonant 18) Dour 19) Exacting 20) Grating 21) Gril 22) Grim 23) Gruelling 24) Guttural 25) Hurtful 26) Loud 1) Abrasive 2) Acerbic 3) Austere 4) Biting 5) Bitter hothead, wildly rash 6) Brutal 7) Caustic 8) Coarse 9) Cruel 10) Cutting 11) Deep 12) Difficult 13) Difficult on the ears 14) Difficult to endure 15) Disagreeable to the senses 16) Discordant 17) Draconian 18) Excessively stringent 19) Extremely unkind 
• (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony. • (a.) Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough. • (a.) Rough; disagreeable; grating • (a.) disagreeable to the ear. • (a.) disagreeable to the taste. • (a.) disagreeable ...
Harsh (härsh) adjective [ Compar. Harsher (-ẽr); superl. Harshest .] [ Middle English harsk ; akin to German harsch , Danish harsk rancid, Swedish härsk ; from the same source as English hard ....
A term describing bitter teas.
Rough, biting character from excessive tannin or acid. 
A derogatory term for a wine that lacks balance.
[adj] - disagreeable to the senses 2. [adj] - unpleasantly stern 3. [adj] - extremely unkind or cruel 4. [adj] - severe 5. [adj] - sharply disagreeable
An unpleasantly aggressive or caustic flavor or feeling to the mouth or nose.
adjective unpleasantly stern; `wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus`; `the nomad life is rough and hazardous`abrasive adjective sharply disagreeable; rigorous; `the harsh facts of court delays`; `an abrasive character`
If a wine is too hard it is said to be harsh. Harshness in a wine, young or old, is a flaw.
Refers to a rough, acidic wine exhibiting overabundant tannin.