Vin Ordinaire
Literally ordinary wine—a plain wine with no regional or VARIETAL characteristics. An everyday drinking wine,… Continue reading
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Vin Mousseux
Sparkling wine, made either by SECONDARY FERMENTATION in bottle or in tank, or for inexpensive… Continue reading
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Vin Liquoreux
A very sweet, syrupy white wine, generally made from grapes affected by BOTRYTIS CINEREA.
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Vin Gris
Vin gris is not the same as pinot gris, the name of a white grape… Continue reading
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Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (VDQS)
Vin de Garde
A wine to save—in other words, a wine that can and should receive AGING.
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Vendange Tardive
In Alsace, the term for wines made from late-picked, very ripe grapes. VT wines, as… Continue reading
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Vigneron
Literally “vine grower.” Many French winemakers refer to themselves as vignerons.
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Vin de Pays
Country wine—an everyday wine from a specific region, but less rigorously controlled than a wine… Continue reading
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Vin de Table
Table wine. Generally used to indicate a simple wine without APPELLATION D’ORIGINE CONTRÔLÉE status.
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Terroir
French term for the sum entity and effect (no single word exists in English) of… Continue reading
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Tastevin
A shallow, silver tasting cup used by a SOMMELIER who often hung it around his… Continue reading
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