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The largest wine encyclopedia in the world with 26,621 Terms.

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How many berries (different for each grape variety) make up a grape and approximately how much wine can be made from it

What sayings about wine Johann Wolfgang von Goethe made

For which reason there is usually a so-called self-pollination (self-fertilisation) when the grapevine flowers

Why you should definitely use port wine tongs to open a very old port wine bottle

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