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Lexicon

The largest wine encyclopedia in the world with 26,391 Terms.

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Barrel From barrel to Chantepleure, barrel hatch lock and Suakvat to wood chips

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Wine guide More than 40 publications from A la Carte to Gambero Rosso and Wein-Plus to Wine & Spirits

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

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Quality system The EU quality pyramid with wine, country wine and quality wines in all member countries

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Alcohol consumption From Alcohol to Health, Prohibition and Intoxication to Quotes

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

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Speciality wines Special wines - more than 200 Specials from alcopops to bikini wine, jail wine and garage wine to kosher wine, holiday wine and Twelve Apostles wine

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Health From alcoholism to the French Paradox, hangover and inebriation

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Wine-growing institutions Wine-related institutions - more than 50 from the American Wine Society to ECOVIN, INAO, Masters of Wine and ÖWM to VDP, Austrian Wine Academy, WSET and Cape Wine Academy

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Plant protection Historiy and principles of conventional, integrated and organic viticulture and plant protection

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table grape More than 100 table grape varieties, from Alba to Cardinal and Regina to Victoria

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