Vidiano (vid-ee-AH-noh)

Greek variety that almost became extinct in the 20th century, butThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vignoles (veen-YOLE)

French-American hybrid also known as Ravat 51. The biggest plantingsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Viognier (vee-oh-NYAY)

A Los Angeles restaurateur once described viognier this way: “If a good GermanThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Viosinho (vee-oh-ZEEN-yo)

Relatively old variety native to the Douro Valley of Portugal. One of the grapesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verdejo (ver-DAY-ho)

Grown in (and probably native to) the north-central Spanish provinceThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verdelho (ver-DEL-you)

The most planted white on the Portuguese island of Madeira where the grapeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verdello (ver-DEL-o)

One of the minor blending grapes in the Italian wine Orvieto. Despite its virtuallyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verduzzo (ver-DOOTS-o)

More accurately verduzzo Friulano, is grown in northeastern Italy, primarilyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vermentino

Well-known along the Italian Riviera, where it is the source of dry, floral whiteThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg” 

B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area

C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France

D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs

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Number of  pounds (in millions) of dried, smokable, legal marijuana The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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