Winzer
Grape farmer.The 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.Weinstube
German for wine tavern; a comfortable, casual restaurantThe 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.Weingut
Wine estate.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.VDP
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or Association of German PrädikatThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Trockenbeerenauslese (TRAWK-en-bear-en-OWSS-lay-zeh)
Trockenbeerenauslese wines, or TBAs, are generally made only a few times a decade,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Trocken
Dry. Wines labeled trocken from both Germany and AustriaThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Süssreserve
Grape juice that has been held back from the harvest and unfermentedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Wine and Words
The first book on wine in the English language was A New Boke of the Natures and Properties of All Wines, written in 1568 by William Turner. Turner’s book is thought to have been a guide for William Shakespeare, who laced his texts with numerous references to wine. Then, during the 18th century, dozens of major wine books were written—many of them, interestingly by English physicians. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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