‘Armazém’ is a Portuguese term that means ‘warehouse’ or’store’. Armazém are the long, low lodges where Port wines and Madeira wines are aged. They have shaped the architecture of the villages where these wines were stored, respectively Vila Nova de Gaia and Funchal.
The ‘arm’ of a vine is a viticultural word for the woody framework of the vine from which the canes and spurs emanate. The position of the arms is determined by the vine-training system utilized. They can be borne along cordons at intervals so that the buds, following trimming, are Read more…
Argentina is the most substantial wine-producing country in South America, and has been one of the world’s most dynamic wine producers since the late 1990s. Significant investments in new vineyard regions have lately been undertaken to continue increasing the quality of Argentine wines. Furthermore, significant efforts are being made to assist in the export of Argentine wines. But how did this lovely tale of Argentinian wine begin?
Every bottle of German quality wine, whether QBA or QMP, has the AP Number (or ‘Amtliche Prüfungsnummer’ in German). This 10-to-12-digit number indicates that the wine has passed the famous Germany’s official testing procedure, which includes submitting wine samples for analysis and a blind tasting test…
Aphids are small insects of the Aphidiodae family that feed by sucking the juices from plants…
Aoûtement is a French term used to designate the ‘Cane Ripening’ (where the canes lignify) that can happen in the month of August (‘Août’ in French) in the Northern Hemisphere…
Anthracnose is a fungal disease of European origin that attacks vines. It is also known as black spot or bird’s eye rot…
The ‘anther’ of a vine is the pollen-bearing section of the Stamen of a vine flower. Each of the grape’s five anthers has sacs in which a large number of pollen mother cells mature into pollen grains about two to three weeks before flowering. Then, pollen grains are expelled, possibly before the Calyptra or flower caps have fallen…
The term Anbaugebiet is used to designate one of the 13 wine regions in Germany. These areas are critical to German wine labeling and German wine laws…
Vitis Amurensis is a grape variety species of the genus Vitis, named after the Amur Valley in Northern China. Its origin in a very cold climate makes it valuable to vine breeders looking to introduce cold tolerance genes…