With one easy click you can quickly obtain the definition of a winemaking or wine term. The definitions supplied here are extracted from official documents or universally accepted by industry professionals. The glossary is in alphabetical order. For faster searching, click on the first letter of your search term. Happy reading!


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I.N.A.O.
Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (National Institute for Appellations of Origin) is a public institution that is responsible for establishing and enforcing production requirements for AOC and VDQS wines.

I.T.V.
Institut Technique de la Vigne et du Vin (Technical Institute of Grapevines and Wine) is a professional technical institute that conducts research and testing on grapevines and wine.

INSIPID
Said of a wine that is unpleasantly sweet with low acidity.


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