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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 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 and horizontal wine tasting

In a vertical tasting, different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery are tasted. This emphasizes differences between various vintages. In a horizontal tasting, the wines are all from the same vintage but are from different wineries. Keeping wine variety or type and wine region the same helps emphasize differences in winery styles.

Vigneron

French for vine grower.

Vignoble

French term for a "vineyard"

Vin

French for wine.

Viña

Spanish for vines.

Vin de garde

French term for a wine with the potential to improvement 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.