Vendange

/von-DONZH/

🍇Viticulture

French term for harvest or grape picking.

Full Definition

Vendange is the French term for grape harvest. Vendanges (plural) refers to the harvest season. Vendange Tardive means late harvest (used in Alsace for sweet wines). Vendange Verte (green harvest) is the summer practice of dropping unripe clusters to concentrate remaining fruit.

Related Terms

harvest vendange tardive vendange verte

See Also

vintage picking

Velvety Back to Glossary Veraison

More terms starting with V

Varietal

Wine named for its grape variety.

Vegetal

Aromas of vegetables or unripe grapes.

Velvety

Smooth, soft, luxurious texture like velvet.

Veraison

The onset of ripening when grapes change color.

Vertical Tasting

Comparing multiple vintages from one producer.

Vigor

The growth energy and vegetative power of a vine.