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A DRY to very dry Champagne or SPARKLING WINE containing less than 15 gramsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Bud
The small node on a grapevine shoot that carries within it the grape clusters for the year to come.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Budding
The act of grafting buds of one vine onto an existing planted vine.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Bulk Process
An inexpensive and quick way of making SPARKLING WINE. The bulk process,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Bulk Wine
Literally, wine not in a bottle. Wineries of all types, sizes, and levels of qualityThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Bung
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In the southern Austrian countryside, this is the name for a rustic restaurantThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Bushvine
A vine that is free-standing with no trellis system. In other words, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
The Great White Wine Emojency
If you’ve ever used the red wine or sparkling wine emojis (and so many of us have), it seems odd that there’s isn’t a white wine emoji. Especially odd now, at least in the US, where white wine consumption has surpassed red.
New Zealand (home to lots of zesty white wines) isn’t sitting this one out. As recently reported in the ARENI newsletter (Areni is a wine think-tank), the New Zealand Winegrowers association has decided to tackle the injustice. In April 2026 they officially launched The Great White Wine Toast, a global public campaign demanding the creation of a white wine emoji.
Alas, birthing a new emoji is easier said than done. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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