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Varietal	A wine named after the primary grape variety used in the wine.
VDQS	See Vin Délimités de Qualité Supérieure
Vendange	French for vintage.
Vendange Tardive	French for late harvest.
Vendemmia	Italian for harvest or vintage.
Vendemmia Tardiva	Italian for late harvest.
Vendimia	Spanish for vintage.

Venencia	A special cup used to take a taste of Sherry from the cask through its bung hole.
Verde	Portuguese for young.
Vertical	The tasting of different vintages of the same wine.
Vielles Vignes	French for old vines.
Vigna	Italian for vineyard.
Vigneron	French for vinegrower.
Vigneto	Italian for vineyard.
Vignoble	French for vineyard.
Vin	French for wine.
Vin de Table	French for table wine.
Vin Délimités de Qualité Supérieure	Literally translated as wines of superior quality, these wines are produced in AOC regions but fall slightly below AOC quality standards.
Vin Doux Naturel	French for natural sweet wine, this style of fortified wine is made from grapes with a naturally high sugar content. The fermentation process is also manually stopped and a neutral alcohol is added to the wine.
Viña	Spanish for vineyard.
Viñedo	Spanish for vineyard.
Vineyard	A plot of land planted with grapevines.
Vinha	Portuguese for vineyard.
Vinho	Portuguese for wine.
Vinho de Mesa	A basic Portuguese table wine.
Vinifera	See Vitis Vinifera
Vinification	The scientific process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine.
Vino	The Spanish and Italian word for wine.
Vino da Tavola	A basic Italian table wine.
Vino de Color	Unfermented grape juice made from Pedro Ximénez or Moscatel that is boiled down to between 1/3 and 1/5 its original volume and added to Sherry to darken its appearance.
Vino de Mesa	A basic Spanish table wine.
Vino Tipico	An Italian wine of medium quality, which is derived from a specific controlled appellation. Similar to the French Vin de Pays.
Vinosity	The distinctive body, color, and taste of wine.
Vintage	The year in which the grapes were harvested.
Vintner	A person who produces or sells wine.
Viticulteur	French for vinegrower, but more specifically a vinegrower who owns his vineyards.
Viticultural Area	A region where grapes are grown.
Viticulture	The practice of growing vines.
Vitis Aestivalis	A native American species of vine found in Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri.
Vitis Labrusca	A popular native American species of vine found growing in the northeastern United States and Canada.
Vitis Riparia	A native American species of vine known for being resistant to phylloxera.
Vitis Rotundifolia	A native American vine species found growing around the Gulf of Mexico.
Vitis Vinifera	A native European species of vine that is used to produce most of the world.