Old vines

As a rule, at least 25-year-old vines are considered "old". The age is often used by producers for advertising purposes to indicate a special quality. This is indicated on the label by designations such as "old vines" or French "vieilles vignes". Many French appellation regulations state that no vines under three years old may be used. Many major wineries in France only use vines with self-imposed minimum ages for Grand Vins. However, there is no generally valid minimum age, the term is used in different ways and also has no meaning in wine law. Sometimes it is also understood to mean ungrafted (ungrafted) vines.

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Become a Premium Member of wein.plus

Voices of our members

wein.plus is a handy, efficient guide to a quick overview of the colourful world of wines, winegrowers and grape varieties. In Wine lexicon, the most comprehensive of its kind in the world, you will find around 26,000 keywords on the subject of grape varieties, wineries, wine-growing regions and much more.
Roman Horvath MW
Domäne Wachau (Wachau)

Welcome back!

Old vines

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU