Vouvray is a wine region of the Loire Valley, France - located in the Touraine district just east of the city of Tours in the commune of Vouvray. The (AOC) …

In 1980, Italian authorities established a superior classification of DOC wines. Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) began with five …

Albarino is a white wine grape variety grown in Galicia (northwest Spain) and Moncao (northwest Portugal), where it is used to make varietal white wines. …

Oenology is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking, except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which is a field called viticulture. …

Dolcetto is a black wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The Italian word 'Dolcetto' translates to "little sweet one", …

Tokaji (Hungarian: Tokaj) is the name of the wines from the region of Tokaj-Hegyalja in Hungary. The name Tokaji (Protected Designation of Origin) is used …

Tempranillo is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-flavoured red wines in its native Spain. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often …

Dionysus was the Greek god of wine and a major figure of Greek mythology. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and …

Carmenere is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Medoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used for blending purposes to produce deep red …

Appellation d'origine controlee (AOC), which translates as 'controlled designation of origin', is the French certification granted to certain French …

Barbera is a red Italian grape variety, and the third most-planted red variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is …

The Durif grape is named after Dr. Francois Durif, a botanist at the University of Montpellier, France in the late 1800's. He created this new variety by …

Water stress is a physiological state that grapevines experience when there is insufficient water supply. Some of the physiological responses of grapevines …

A Foudre is a generic French term for a large wooden vat between 20-120 hectolitres in size (hectolitre = 100 litres). These large oak barrels vary …

Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety. A local cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsaut, created by Professor Abraham Izak …

Historical records show plantings of Verdelho - a white wine grape throughout Portugal as early as the 15th century, though it is most associated with the …

Coulure is the result of metabolic and weather conditions that cause either the grapevine flowers to not pollinate, so they do not becomes berries, or the …

Orange wine - is not wine made from oranges. Orange wine is wine made from white wine grape varieties that have spent some maceration time in contact with …

Sangiovese is an indigenous Italian red grape variety whose name derives from the Latin 'Sanguis Jovis', 'the blood of Jove (Jupiter)'. It is the grape of …

Carbonic maceration is a winemaking technique, associated with the French wine region of Beaujolais, in which whole grapes are fermented in a carbon dioxide …