Wine series linguist embraces (8)
I believe the answer is:
riesling
'wine' is the definition.
(Riesling is an example)
'series linguist embraces' is the wordplay.
'embraces' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'embraced' mean this).
'RIESLING' is hidden within 'series linguist'.
(Other definitions for riesling that I've seen before include "Sir Ingle makes wine from this grape" , "Dry white wine (German)" , "Fragrant white wine from the Rhine valley or from California" , "Gin riles the wine" , "Aromatic white wine from the Rhine valley" .)