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This wine glossary is here to help you better understand the general wine terminology used in the wine industry. It will also help you to broaden your knowledge on the differences between each variety of wine; so you can more
easily choose a wine suited to your liking.
So grab a glass of wine and take a few moments to review our wine glossary.
General Wine Terminology
What do words like acid, balance, flowery, length and nose have to do with wine? Find out in this list of general wine terminology.
Dessert / Fortified Wine Varieties Read more here to discover the characteristics of botrytis, late harvest, muscat, port and other dessert/fortified wine varieties
Red Wine Varieties Here you’ll find a description of the characteristics, flavours and food matching tips for the most common and lesser-known red wine varieties
White Wine Varieties Discover the general characteristics, flavours and food matching tips for white wines like Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Traminer and Semillon