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These 150+ articles are organized by types of drinks: wine, cocktails, spirits, and beer, cider, sake, and other drinks.
In addition, you can easily find articles using the keyword index below.
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Please pay attention to notes in italics as they highlight the specific usage of the keywords. For example, “Tokaj” refers to the wine, not the region, whereas “Chablis” denotes the wine district, not the wines themselves. Also, “Champagne” refers to both the region and a class of wines.
The number in parentheses indicates the number of corresponding articles.
A
- Absinth (1)
- absinthe (2)
- Agiorgitiko (1)red grape
- Aidani (1)white grape
- Albariño (2)white grape, aka Alvarinho
- Aligoté (4)white grape
- Alsace (2)
- Alvarinho (1)white grape, aka Albariño
- Amarone (1)wine of Italy
- Amaro Nonino (1)liqueur of Italy
- Anjou (1)region in France
- Aperol (3)bitter apéritif
- Argant (1)red grape
- Argentina (3)
- Assyrtiko (1)white grape
- Astti (1)
- Athiri (1)white grape
- Australia (3)
- Austria (1)
B
- Barsac (1)
- Beaujolais (1)
- Belgium (1)
- Benedictine D.O.M. (4)herbal liqueur of France
- bitter (12)
- blackberry juice (1)
- Blue Curacao (1)liqueur
- Bonarda (1)
- Bordeaux (2)
- bourbon (1)American whiskey
- brandy (12)spirit
- brut (1)style of sparkling wine by sweetness
- Burgundy (11)region in France
C
- Cabernet franc (5)red grape
- Cabernet sauvignon (7)red grape
- cacao (1)
- California (1)
- Calvados (4)apple brandy of France
- Campari (1)apéritif
- Carmenere (1)
- Cava (1)
- Cesar (3)red grape
- Chablis (2)wine district in Burgundy
- Champagne (6)region in France, and the sparkling wine produced there
- Chardonnay (12)white grape
- Chartreuse (9)herbal liqueur of France
- Chenin blanc (1)white grape
- cherry juice (1)
- Chile (2)
- Cinsaut (1)red grape
- coffee (3)
- coffee liqueur (3)
- Cognac (8)region in France, and the brandy produced there
- Corvina (1)red grape
- Corvinone (1)red grape
- cranberry juice (2)
- cream (5)cocktail ingredient
- Cremant (4)sparkling wine
- Crete (1)region in Greece
- Crème de cacao (2)liqueur
- Crème de Cassis (2)blackcurrant liqueur of Burgundy
- Crème de Violette (7)liqueur
D
- Dafni (1)white grape
- dandelion wine (1)mead
- Die (1)
E
- egg white (4)
- elderflower liqueur (1)liqueur
- England (1)
G
- Gamay (4)red grape
- Germany (3)country
- gin (24)spirit
- Glera (1)
- Grand Marnier (4)liqueur
- grapefruit juice (2)
- grappa (2)spirit
- Grave (1)
- Greece (3)country
- Grenache (5)red grape
- Grenache Blanc (1)white grape
- Grenadine (6)pomegranate syrup
J
- Jura (1)
L
- Lagorthi (1)white grape
- Lambrusco (2)red grape and wine
- lemon juice (25)
- Liatico (1)red grape
- Lillet blanc (1)fortified wine
- lime juice (10)
- Limoux (1)
- Loire (2)region in France
- Luxemburg (1)
M
- Macabeo (1)
- Madeira (1)fortified wine
- Malbec (2)red grape
- Malvasia di Candia (1)white grape
- Mandilaria (2)red grape
- Maraschino (10)Croatian brand of cherry liqueur
- Marouvas (1)red wine
- Mavrodaphene (1)red grape
- Mavrotragano (1)red grape
- mead (1)
- Melon (3)white grape, aka Muscatel
- Merlot (7)red grape
- Mexico (2)country
- mezcal (1)
- milk (1)
- Molinara (1)red grape
- Monastrell (1)
- Moschofilero (1)white grape
- Mourvèdre (2)red grape
- Mousseux (1)
- Muscat (2)white grape
- Muscatel (5)white grape, aka Melon
- Muscat of Alexandria (2)
- Muscat of Spina (1)white grape
N
- Nebbiolo (1)red wine
- New Zealand (2)
- Nocello (1)walnut flavored liqueur of Italy
O
- orange juice (9)
- orange wine (1)type of wine
- Oregon (2)US state
P
- Palomino (1)
- Paradell (1)
- Pedro Ximenez (1)
- Petit Verdot (2)red grape
- pineapple juice (3)
- Pinotage (1)red grape
- Pinot blanc (2)white grape
- Pinot Gris (2)white grape
- Pinot Meunier (1)
- Pinot noir (11)red grape
- Pisco (4)spirit
- Plyto (1)white grape
- pomegranate juice (1)
- Portugal (1)country
- Portugieser (1)red grape
- Port wine (2)fortified wine of Portugal
- Prosecco (2)sparkling wine of Italy
R
- Ratafia (1)fortified wine
- Recioto (1)sweet red wine
- red wine (2)cocktail ingredient
- Rhône (1)region in France
- Riesling (5)white grape
- Ripasso (1)wine making technique
- Rkatsiteli (1)white grape
- Roditis (1)white grape
- Romeiko (1)red grape
- Rondinella (1)red grape
- rose (1)type of wine
- Roussanne (1)white grape
- rum (9)spirit
S
- sake (2)
- Sancerre (1)
- Sangiovese (1)red grape
- Sauterne (1)sweet wine of France
- Sauternes (1)
- Sauvignon blanc (6)white grape
- Sauvignon gris (3)white grape
- Savatiano (1)white grape
- Savoie (1)
- scotch (1)whisky
- Sekt (1)
- Semillon (2)
- Sherry (2)fortified wine
- shot (1)
- Sideritis (1)white grape
- South Africa (1)
- Spain (4)country
- sparkling wine (6)
- spirit (4)aka liquor
- Spumante (1)
- still wine (5)cocktail ingredient
- sweet wine (1)
- Syrah (7)red grape
T
- Tannat (2)red grape
- Tarrango (1)red grape
- Tawny (1)style of Port wine
- tea (2)
- Tempranillo (2)red grape
- tequila (6)spirit
- Tokaji (2)dessert wine (formerly Tokay, Tokaj)
- tomato juice (1)
- tonic (1)
- Torrontes (1)
- triple sec (11)liqueur
V
- Valpolicella (1)red grape
- vanilla cream (1)
- vermouth (11)aromatized fortified wine
- Vidiano (1)white grape
- Vilana (1)white grape
- Vinsanto (1)dessert wine of Italy
- Viognier (3)white grape
- vodka (10)spirit
W
- Walla-Walla (3)region in Washington state
- Wallonie (1)
- Washington (5)US state
- whisky (10)spirit, aka whiskey
- white wine (3)cocktail ingredient
- wine law (3)
Z
- Zinfandel (1)red grape