Vin Ordinaire: French term for common table wine.
Vinous: Having a characteristic similar to wine.
Vino de la tierra: (Spanish) country wine.
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French term for homely type of table wine; usually simple, but can be quite pleasant.
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ORDINAIRE
From "vin ordinaire," the term means any common wine of everyday quality. Some people think that Ordinaire is a notch higher than "Plonk" on the quality scale. I don't know that it makes any difference.
The grape is most widely found in south France, particularly in the Languedoc regions of Aude, Gard and Hérault where it is often made as Vin ordinaire and in some Vin de pays wines.
Generally only the most inexpensive, mass-produced wines (or vin ordinaire) make use of these place names as semi-generic wine names; most of those now use the more popular varietal labeling.
Jug Wine
Term used primarily in California to describe the most basic sort of generic table wine, an American counterpart to vin ordinaire in Europe.
The sole impact is one of high alcohol and "body" character. Little or no acid/tannin content. An everyday red wine, similar to a french "vin ordinaire" country wine sold by alcohol content, can be an example.
Vin doux naturel (french) A fortified sweet wine.
Vin ordinaire (French): Basic wine not subject to any regulations.
Vinification: The process of making wine.
Viticulture: The cultivation of grapes.
 See also: Rough, Acidity, Grape, Vineyard, Fruit
  
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