The KudoZ open glossary is a browsable glossary of terms translated via the KudoZ term help network.

French to English Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Translation Glossary

French term	English translation
une ouverture plus précoce	an earlier opening	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
vanne ACS	food-contact compliant valve	Lorraine Dubuc
Entered by: Lorraine Dubuc
vendangé sur le fruit	harvested with maximum fruit flavours	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
vendange égrappée non foulée récoltée manuellement	hand-picked, stemmed, non-pressed grapes

vigne palissée	wire-trained vine	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
vigneron éleveur	winegrower and maker

vignes franches	ungrafted vines

vin cuit	vin cuit

vin d'accent	typical wine, wine with accent

vin de copains	wine for casual drinking / casual-drinking wine

vin de domaine	estate (bottled) wine

vin de garde	vin de garde

vin de repas	dinner wine

vin de soif	thirst-quenching wine	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
vin gras	unctuous (or fat) wine

vin liquoreux	sweet white wine (see full KudoZ question for more info)

vin racé	racy wine

vins d’anthologie aux particularités uniques	legendary wines with unique qualities / features

Vins de bouche	fine wines	JudyK
Entered by: JudyK
vins sont bâtonnés en cuves	the lees are stirred (batonnage)

volume de bouche	fullness

zan	candied licorice (liquorice)

zones de circulation des citernes	tanker manoeuvring areas