Viejo

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

Vigna

Vineyard, also referredThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vignaiolo

Grape grower, also called a viticoltore.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vigneron

Literally “vine grower.” Many French The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Villa

Country manor, often oneThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vin de Garde

A wine to save—in other words, a wineThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vin de Pays

Country wine—an everyday wine from a specific region,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vin de Table

Table wine. Generally used to indicate a simpleThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Terroir

French term for the sum entity and effect (no single word exists in English)The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tertiary (TUR-she-air-ee)

If you drink only young wine, you might not have run across this word.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. Chianti, Barbaresco, Brunello di Montalcino

B. Chianti Classico, Barolo, Amarone

C. Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino

D. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Brunello di Montalcino, Barolo

1.5

Number (in millions) of bottles in the world’s largest wine collection, the underground Milestii Mici in Moldova. The Guinness World Record-holding wine cellar isThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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