Here are the definitions for the letter "v"

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Vigneron (France)

Winegrower.

Vignoble (France)

Vineyard.

Vigorous

Firm, lively fruit, strong body; assertive flavor.

VIJIRIEGO

Native variety grown on the Canary Islands. (No other details as yet).

VILANA

White-wine grape widely grown on the island of Crete and mainly used to create a dry wine.

Vin clair (France)

The base wine for Champagne, after the primary alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation but before the second fermentation. For more details see my Champagne Guide.

Vin de Pays (France)

Essentially 'country wines', there are many very good wines to be found in this category. The category lies below Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée and the rapidly disappearing Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure, but is distinctly superior to the usually awful Vin de Table.

Vin de Table (France)

The lowest category for French wine. By law such wines may not even declare grape varieties or vintage on the label - that is if they ever get as far as being bottled. These are the wines that you still see dispensed by the petrol pump appliances en vrac at lowly co-operatives.

Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (Fran

This is a classification for French wine one step above Vin de Pays, and certainly above the lowly Vin de Table. Many regions classified as VDQS are being upgraded to Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, and so it is now infrequently seen.

Vin doux naturel (France)

A style of wine common in the south, vin doux naturel describes fortified wines where grape spirit has been added before completion of fermentation. This action kills the yeast, and the unfermented sugar causes the wine to be sweet.

Vin gris (France)

An old term which seems to have fallen from common usage. It describes 'grey' wines - really very pale rosés.

Vinegary

Having the smell of vinegar; see also Acetic.

Viniculture

The science of growing wine grapes and making wine.

Vinous (see also Simple)

Akin to "amiable". Nothing basically wrong with the wine, just has no impact on the taster. Implies good "character", but dull experience.

Vintage

A seemingly innocuous term that turns out to mean many different things to different people. The 'vintage' simply refers to the year the grapes were grown. So, for instance, we might describe the year 2000 as a great vintage for Bordeaux as the weather that year was excellent, and many superlative wines were made. When it comes to Champagne, a vintage wine is one that is made from grapes all grown in the year declared on the label, whereas a non-vintage wine is a blend of wines from several years.