Vin Ordinaire

Literally ordinary wine—a plain wine with no regional or VARIETAL characteristics.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vin Mousseux

Sparkling wine, made either by SECONDARY FERMENTATION The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vin Liquoreux

A very sweet, syrupy white wine, generally madeThe 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.

Vin de Garde

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

Vendange Tardive

In Alsace, the term for wines made from late-picked, very ripe grapes.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.

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.

“The wine one drinks from one’s glass depends on a vast number of thingsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.