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Vanilla
Aroma detectable in the "nose"
of a wine. A
vanilla flavour is often due to the
wine's
ageing in
oak
barrels. |
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Vanilllin
Flavour contributed by
oakwood
barrels. |
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Varietal
Varietal wines are primarily made from a single
variety of grape. |
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Vegetal
Tasting term close to grassy. |
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Vendange
French term meaning
harvest which consists in gathering
a
ripe crop from the
vineyard. |
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Vendange tardive (VT)
French term for
late harvest. |
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Vertical and horizontal wine tasting
In a
horizontal
tasting, the wines are all from the same
vintage but are from different wineries.
This type of tasting helps to emphasize differences in
winery
styles.
In a
vertical tasting, different vintages of
the same wine type from the same
winery are tasted. This emphasizes
differences between various vintages from the same
winery. See
tasting flight. |
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Vielles vignes
French term for
old vines. |
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Vigne
French term for vine. |
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Vigneron
French term for vine grower which can also be the winegrower. |
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Vignoble
French term for
vineyard. |
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Vin
French term for wine.
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Vine (vitis vinifera)
The plant on which grapes grow.
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Vineyard
Land on which cultivation of the grape (viticulture) is implemented for wine making purposes. |
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Viniculture
The cultivation of the grape and the science of making wine. Close
to
oenology. |
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Vinification
The process of wine production from
grape juice into
bottled
finished wine. |
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Vinous
A general term describing anything characteristic of wine. Also
describes a pleasant wine. |
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Vintage
Vintage, in winemaking, is the year in which a particular wine's
grapes were harvested. |
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Viticulture
French term for the vineyard management, i.e. monitoring pests,
fertilizing,
canopy,
and
harvest. |
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Vitis vinifera
A breed of grapes native to Europe, i.e. Cabernet, Merlot
etc.. |
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Volatile acidity Volatile
acidity represents the level of
acetic acid present in a wine. |
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More about the
grape varietals
and
the Bordeaux wine region
Winemega's
tasting notes by chateau
Tasting tips: a sommeliere writes about
advanced wine topics |
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