Wine

Wine

Referring to any alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of grapes.

Industry: Beverages

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Viniculture

Beverages; Wine

The science or study of grape production for wine and the making of wine.

Vinous

Beverages; Wine

Literally means "winelike" and is usually applied to dull wines lacking in distinct varietal character.

Indicates the year that a wine was made. In order to carry a vintage date in the United States, for instance, a wine must come from grapes that are at least 95 percent from the stated calendar year. ...

Vinted by

Beverages; Wine

Largely meaningless phrase that means the winery purchased the wine in bulk from another winery and bottled it. -- OR, a very specific term used by vintners (winemakers) to mean "produced by," as ...

Vintner

Beverages; Wine

Translates as wine merchant, but generally indicates a wine producer/or winery proprietor.

Supple

Beverages; Wine

Describes texture, mostly with reds, as it relates to tannin, body and oak. A positive characteristic.

Sur lie

Beverages; Wine

Wines aged sur lie (French for "on the lees") are kept in contact with the dead yeast cells and are not racked or otherwise filtered. This is mainly done for whites, to enrich them (it is a normal ...