A term used to describe very young, immature, unready, or light wines. Thus is a result of high acidity which can result in an odor similar to that of green vegetables. An example are the vinho verde - "green wine" of Portugal.
Green grafting is a new system for speeding up the lifecycle of a grapevine and insuring extremely healthy and high quality vineyard stock. Developed by Champagne Mumm and the Institut National Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in France, the "green graft"...
Green Valley was formerly part of the Russian River Valley appellation. It is cooler than the larger surrounding valleys, yet its protected, sun-capturing slopes and hollows permit fine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to come to ripeness.
The French term for "hail," one of the great scourges of the vineyards of France.