Epernay is the true 'wine capital' of Champagne. Strategically placed in a basin of prime vineyards between the top of the Cote des Blancs and the central …

Vieilles Vignes is a French term (meaning 'old vines') - commonly used on wine labels to indicate that a wine is the product of grape vines that are …

Trockenbeerenauslese (literal meaning: selected harvest of dried berries) is a German wine term for a medium to full body dessert wine. …

Amontillado is a variety of sherry, characterized by being darker in colour than Fino but lighter than Oloroso Sherry. It is named for the Montilla region …

A monopole ('monopoly' in French) is a vineyard area controlled by a single winery (or wine company) and can be as small as a designated vineyard (select …

Sangria is a delicious, fruit-based wine 'punch' with its traditions well rooted in Spain and Portugal, also consumed in Argentina, Uruguay and Trinidad & …

Muscadet is a white French wine, made at the western entrance to the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region. More Muscadet is …

Gavi is a fresh and lively style of Italian white wine, known as Cortese di Gavi, produced in a restricted area of the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, …

Franciacorta is a sparkling wine from Lombardy - Italy with DOCG status produced from grapes grown within the borders of the region of Franciacorta, on the …

Flor - Spanish and Portuguese for 'flower' is a winemaking term referring to a film of yeast on the surface of wine and which is important in the …

The Cru Bourgeois classification lists some of the high quality wines from the Left Bank Bordeaux wine regions that were not included in the 1855 …

Most people have a general idea how many calories they consume when it comes to food groups, although it is quite common to forget that when drinking wine …

Sekt is the German word for quality sparkling wine. Approx 95% of Sekt produced is made by the 'Charmat' method with the remaining premium Sekt made …

Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol - and it is a volatile, flammable, colourless liquid. Ethanol is a …

Mosel is one of 13 German wine regions and takes its name from the Moselle River (German: Mosel). The wine region is Germany's fifth largest in terms of …

The term 'wine lake' refers to the continuing supply surplus of wine (or supply glut) around the world - it historically referred to the over production in …

A sommelier or wine steward is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, usually working in fine restaurants and specialises in all aspects of wine …

The Rhine River, whose name comes from the Celtic word 'renos', meaning raging flow, begins at the Glaciers in the Swiss Alps and flows north-west …

Pomerol is the smallest wine producing area in the Bordeaux region. Its relatively small vineyards produce sumptuous, lively wines which are constantly …

Vernaccia is a white Italian wine, made from the Vernaccia grape, produced in and around the Italian hill town of San Gimignano in Tuscany. Since the …