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Abbreviation for the Spanish term vino comarcal denoting a local wine similar to a vin de pays in France. VDL Abbreviation for the French term vin de liqueur denoting a wine that has been fortified prior to fermentation VDLT Abbreviation for the Spanish term vino de la tierra denoting a "country wine" similar to the VDQS system of France. VDN
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit. Yeast consumes the sugar in the fruit and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Wine is most often made from grapes, and the term "wine" generally refers to grape wine when used without any qualification.
Nebbiolo (/ ˌ n ɛ b i ˈ oʊ l oʊ /, [1] Italian: [nebˈbjɔːlo]; Piedmontese: nebieul) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Ghemme, and Roero, together with numerous DOC wines.
The plural may be used to emphasise the plurality of the attribute, especially in British English but very rarely in American English: a careers advisor, a languages expert. The plural is also more common with irregular plurals for various attributions: women killers are women who kill, whereas woman killers are those who kill women.
Examples are stewardi (supposed plural of stewardess) and Elvi (as a plural for Elvis imitators). The Toyota corporation has determined that their Prius model should have the plural form Prii, even though the Latin word prius has a plural priora, the Lada Priora having prior claim to that name—though the common plural is "Priuses".
“Old vine” is a commonly used term in the world of high-end wine. It seems to imply something regal about a wine, a greater sense of depth, concentration or profundity of character.
ViNO or Federation of Green Youth and Students, a Finnish organization; Vino, a 2008 album by Dräco Rosa; Vino 100, a North American franchise; Yamaha Vino 125, a 2004 scooter; VINO (Virgin Islands News Online), a news website in the British Virgin Islands; Vino, a word for wine in some languages
Barolo, like most nebbiolo-based wines, is known for its light colour and lack of opacity.. Barolo (/ b ə ˈ r oʊ l oʊ / bə-ROH-loh, US also / b ɑː ˈ-/ bar-OH-loh, Italian: [baˈrɔːlo]; Piedmontese: bareul) is a red denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG) wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont.