General term for areas planted with vines. In viticulture, they are primarily used for the production of wine and sparkling wine(champagne, sparkling wine, etc.). However, the grapes can also be used to produce spirits(cognac, brandy), table grapes , sultanas, must, grape juice, verjuice or wine vinegar.
This can be a relatively small area (owned by a single owner), but it can also be a very large area shared by many owners. It does not always have to be a continuous area planted with vines. If it is divided into several separate parts, it is referred to as a scattered vineyard. Despite the "berg" part of the name, a vineyard does not necessarily have to be a hillside site with a more or less steep slope; the term is often used to romanticise flat areas.
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