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encyclopedia. Vinopedia.hr was launched in 2008 by Ivan Sokolić (1930–2014), one of the most prominent Croatian enologists and wine writers. Its content is based on the ''Grand Lexicon of

Viticulture Viticulture (from the Latin word for '' vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of '' Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ...

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Vinification Winemaking or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine-making stretches over millennia. The science of wine and w ...

'' ( hr, Veliki vinogradarsko-vinarski leksikon), Sokolić's 580-page reference work published in 2006. , Vinopedia had 2,232 articles, and had amassed a total of 2.355 million

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. Translation of content to English, German and Italian is planned, followed by French and Russian.

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