V
- Varietal
- Wines made from a single grape variety.
- VC
- Abbreviation for the Spanish term vino comarcal denoting a local wine similar to a vin de pays in France.
- VDL
- Abbreviation for the French term vin de liqueur denoting a wine that has been fortified prior to fermentation
- VDLT
- Abbreviation for the Spanish term vino de la tierra denoting a "country wine" similar to the VDQS system of France.
- VDN
- Abbreviation for the French term vin doux naturel denoting a wine that has been fortified during fermentation.
- VDQS
- Abbreviation for the French Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure system that ranks below Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) but above Vin de pays (country wine).
- VDT
- Abbreviation for the Italian term vino da tavola denoting a table wine.
- Vendange tardive
- French term denoting a late harvest wine.
- Vermouth
- An aromatized wine that is made with wormwood and potentially other ingredients.
- Vertical wine tasting
- In a vertical tasting, different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery are tasted, such as a winery's Pinot Noir from five different years. This emphasizes differences between various vintages for a specific wine. In a horizontal tasting, the wines are all from the same vintage but are from different wineries or microclimates.
- Vieilles vignes
- Literally "old vines" in French, sometimes written as an acronym V.V. It is worth noting there is no official or legal definition of "Vieilles vignes" in any of the wine regions of France; it is not a regulated term. Thus, "Vieilles vignes" can be added to a label by wine makers as they see fit.
- Vigneron
- French for vine grower.
- Vignoble
- French term for a "vineyard"
- Vin
- French for wine.
- Viña
- Spanish for vines.
- Vino
- Italian for wine
- Vin de garde
- French term for a wine with the potential to improve with age.
- Vin de glace
- French term for an ice wine.
- Vin de pays
- French classification system denoting wines that are above vin de table but below VDQS.
- Vin de table
- French term denoting a table wine, the lowest classification of the French AOC system.
- Viñedo
- Spanish for vineyard
- Vinho
- Portuguese for wine.
- Vinho regional
- The lowest level of the Portuguese classification system. Similar to a vin de pays.
- Vin mousseux
- Generic French term for a sparkling wine.
- Vin nouveau
- French term similar to Vin primeur denoting a very young wine meant to be consumed within the same vintage year it was produced. Example: Beaujolais nouveau.
- Vin ordinaire
- French term used to denote an "ordinary wine" as opposed to a premium quality wine.
- Vino
- Italian and Spanish, Originally derived from Latin, for wine.
- Vino da tavola
- Italian term for "table wine"
- Vino de mesa
- Spanish term for "table wine"
- Vino novello
- Italian term for a Vin primeur
- Vinous
- A term used to denoting anything relating to wine.
- Vintage
- Vintage is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year.
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