Viura (VYOUR-a)

The leading white variety in Spain’s Rioja region, where it is the sourceThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vitovska (Vee-TOVE-skah)

Grown in the Isonzo and Carso regions of eastern Friuli-Venezia GiuliaThe 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.

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.

Vinhão (veen-YOW)

Along with azal tinto, a high acid Portuguese variety usedThe 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.

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.

Vidal (vee-DAHL)

French-American hybrid created in France in the 1930s by Jean-Louis VidalThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vernaccia (ver-NAHT-cha)

Lively, light, slightly bitter tasting Italian wine grape grown aroundThe 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