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Vin (Fr.)
Wine.
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Vin de garde (Fr.)
Wine
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Vin de Pays (Fr.)
Country wine. French wine category which, like AC, lays down designated areas, permitted grape varieties and yields, etc.
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Vin de table (Fr.)
Table wine.
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Vin Dlimit de Qualit Suprieure
(See VDQS).
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Vin doux naturel.
French term for sweet wines made by arresting the fermentation
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Vin Gris (Fr.)
Pale pink
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Vin Mousseux (Fr.)
Sparkling wine.
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Vin Santo Sweet.
Aged style of wine
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Via (Sp.)
Vineyard.
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Vinho (Por.)
Wine.
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Vinification
Making wine.
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Vino (It., Sp.)
Wine.
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Vino da tavola (It.)
Table wine.
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Vino de color
Spanish term for the deeply coloured wine
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Vino de la tierra (Sp.)
Country wine.
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Vino de mesa (Sp.)
Table wine.
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Vintage
Year in which the grapes used to make a wine were grown.
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Viscous
Tasting term used to indicate a heavy,
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Viticulture
Vine growing.
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Vitis vinifera
Species of vine from which most wine grapes are grown.
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Wein (Ger.)
Wine.
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Weingut (Ger.)
Wine estate.
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Weissherbst (Ger.)
Pale pink
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Wine
Fermented juice
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Winery
Place where wine
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Winzergenossenschaft (Ger.)
Co-operative
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Wood
Tasting term used to describe the flavours
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Woody
Tasting term used to describe unpleasant flavours
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Xylem
Tissue that carries water and mineral salts from the root of the vine to all other parts.
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Yeasty
Tasting term used to describe the distinctive smell of yeast (as in unbaked bread dough).
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Yield
Quantity of grapes harvested from a given area of vineyard.