Weingut

Wine estate.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Weinkellerei

Winery that buys grape MUST or wine from a grower,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Weinstube

German for wine tavern; a comfortable, casual restaurantThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Weissherbst

In Germany, a rosé wine of at least QUALITÄTSWEIN BESTIMMTER ANBAUGEBIETEThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Winzer

Grape farmer.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Yeasts

Single-celled microorganisms used to convert sugarThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Yeasty

In STILL WINES, yeasty describes an AROMA suggestive of the yeasts used in FERMENTATION.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Yield

The measure of how much a vineyard produces. In general, very high yieldsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vin Gris

Vin gris is not the same as pinot gris, the name of a white grape variety.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Why So Much Italian Wine?

In the United States, most of the wine that’s imported is Italian. In 2025 some 93.2 million gallons of Italian wine were imported into this country. In fact, Italian wine has led US imports for decades, hitting a peak in 2021 with 43% of all US table wine imports. Is it because Italian wine is just so good? I love lots of Italian wine, but I’m sure “goodness” has nothing to do with it. What does? The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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