One of the Italian quality categories, second up from the lowest level of Vino da Tavola, or Table Wine (not to be confused with the generic American term for all wines between 9 and 14% alcohol). It indicates a wine which expresses the typicities of a specific region. It received the spotlight with the advent of Super Tuscans, superior quality wines of Tuscany which did not qualify as DOC because they were not made from the regulatory blends, and therefore were labeled as lower category IGT's but priced above many DOC's.

A very large bottle which holds six liters of wine, or 8 standard bottles. In Bordeaux it is called a Methuselah.

Tasting term which can be used both for the of flavors or aromas of a wine.

The internationally recognized grape varieties which make the most popular varietals such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.

Bringing water to the vineyard by sprinklers or drip systems to regions where rainfall is inadequate. More widely practiced in the New World than the Old because it is more highly regulated and prohibited in Europe than the Americas and Oceania.