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WiB is an online community of wine enthusiasts. Join us and you will be able to Add, rate and recommend wines and wineries; Send and receive wine recommendations; Manage your wine collection and Create a wishlist of wines you want to try.


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Member Announcements

  • Hi members:-)
    Can someone tell me, where I can buy wines from Starocel in Varna?

    07 Mar 2012 - Kai


  • We have (finally) added dessert and sparkling wines.

    07 May 2010 - demiro


  • New feature is added that allows you to add a website address in your profile. Now you can get some move visits for you blog or website.

    08 Jan 2010 - demiro


  • New "hi-tech" report for wines by price and search in the reading room and entities - now available.

    22 Apr 2009 - demiro


  • VINARIA 2009 is open from 18 till 21 of March. This is the International Exhibition of Vine-Growing and Wine Producing. We will be there. How about you?

    14 Mar 2009 - demiro


  • Don't miss our new Reading Room section in the main site menu.

    30 Jan 2009 - demiro

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 From the Reading Room
There are some 24,000 names for varieties of wine grapes. Ampelograhers believe these represent about 5,000 truly different varieties, since most varieties have numerous names, depending on where they are grown. Of those 5000 grape varieties, only 150 are planted in commercially significant amounts. And of the 150 varieties, only the following 9 are considered classic:

White Grapes: Chardonnay, Chenin Blank, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon

Red Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah

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