Along with port and madeira, vinho verde or "green wine" is one of the most uniquely Portuguese wines. "Green wine" refers to the youth and freshness of the wine, which is usually made to be drunk young. Their light sparkle and delicacy distinguishes...
This Italian phrase is applied to big red wines like those from the Piedmont.
A Spanish term for the concentrated wine used to color and sweeten sherries. See "arrope."
French sparkling wines produced outside the Champagne region of France.
Harvest year of grapes and the resulting wines made from them. 95% of the wine in a vintage designated bottle must be from grapes harvested in that year. This allows vintners to top up barrels by adding very small amounts of wine from previous vintages.
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