Superlatives

This Wine lexicon contains answers to many unusual wine questions (see "Have you ever wondered?" on the homepage). Many keywords were created in response to user enquiries. Experience has shown that they often concern superlatives in connection with wine, winemaking and viticulture:

oldest

• oldest ancient grape varieties - see under ancient grape varieties, wild vines
• oldest grape varieties still cultivated - see under Hartblau, Pinot, Silvaner, Traminer
• Oldest vines - see under Old vines, Old vines
• Oldest wine-growing culture - see under Ancient wines, Mesopotamia, Drinking culture
• oldest viticultural methods - see under Ancient Wines, Kachetic Method, Natural Wine
• oldest (edible) wines (Würzburger Stein vintage 1540 from Franconia with 421 years)
• oldest wine laws - see under Hammurabi (1700 Chr.)
• oldest wineries - see a list of wineries there
• oldest wine list (from the ancient city of Pompeii BC) - see also under drinking culture
• oldest wine literature - see under Ancient Wines, De re rustica, Rasch Johann
• oldest wine invoice (18 November 1211, Schloss Vollrads winery)
• oldest wine competitions - see under Bordeaux classification, awards, wine events

most famous

• most famous vine breeders - see under new breeding
• most famous wine authors - see under literature (around 200 from Alkäus to Zweigelt)
• Most famous winegrowing pioneers/winery owners - see under the respective winegrowing countries
• most famous wines - see under wine of the century, cult wine
• most famous wineries - see under Bordeaux classification, largest wine companies in the world
• most famous winery owners from the show business - see under celebrity wineries & wines
• most famous wine critics (70 from Eric Asimov to Robert Parker to Franco Ziliani)
• most famous wine lovers (from Beethoven to Verdi) - see under favourite wines

best/most expensive

• best vintages with influence on wine quality - see under vintage
• best grape varieties in...