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Lexicon

The largest wine encyclopedia in the world with 26,266 Terms.

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Spiran

Synonym (also Piran) for the grape varieties Aspiran Blanc, Aspiran Gris and Aspiran Noir; see there.

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Riesling

Synonyms, history, origin, descendants, characteristics, growing regions and vineyard areas

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Label

From producer, alcohol content, grape variety and vintage to residual sugar

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Bottles

More than 50 bottle types/sizes from Adelaide to Goliath, Impériale, Jeroboam and Magnum to Methusalem, Nebuccadnezar and Sovereign

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Vine systematics

Systematic analysis of vine species - around 20 species of vine from vitis acerifolia to vitis aestivalis, vitis cinerea, vitis riparia and vitis rupestris to vitis vinifera and vitis vulpina

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Winemaking

Winemaking - 75 techniques from de-stemming to sulphuring, macération carbonique and micro-oxygenation to fining, filtration and centrifuging

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largest wine companies in the world

largest wine companies in the world - around 50 multi-nationals from Allied Domecq to Accolade Wines, Bronco Wine Company, Diageo, Gallo and HAWESKO to Moueix and Treasury Wine Estates

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Favourite wines

of 70 famous people from Beethoven to Luther, Mozart and Napoleon to Tut-Ench-Amun

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Wine-growing countries

Africa, Asia, Europe, New World, South America - more than 100 countries from Egypt to Cyprus

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grapevine

More than 50 terms from ampelography to DNA, varietal characteristics to breeding and cultivation

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Gouais Blanc

The „Casanova of grape varieties“ with more than 100 direct descendants

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Wine description

Describing wine - more than 700 terms used to describe wine from fading and tired to rich in extract, fruity, minerally, Franconian dry, to vegetal and approachable

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Alcohol consumption

From Alcohol to Health, Prohibition and Intoxication to Quotes

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Diplom-Sommelier, Weinakademiker und Weinberater, Volders (Österreich)

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

26,266 Keywords · 46,869 Synonyms · 5,322 Translations · 31,599 Pronunciations · 193,636 Cross-references
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