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Vitis rotundifolia
Vitis rotundifolia, the muscadine grape (also Muscadinia rotundifolia, scuppernong), is a southeastern U.S. grapevine with 2n=40 chromosomes, thick-skinned bronze to purple berries, and resistance to Pierce's disease and phylloxera.
Vittal Mallya
Vittal Mallya (1924–1983), Telugu విఠల్ మాల్య, was an Indian entrepreneur who took over United Breweries in 1947 at age 22 and built a Rs 500 crore conglomerate in beer, spirits, foods, and pharma, later led by his son Vijay Mallya.
Vivian Howard
Vivian Howard, chef and TV personality from Deep Run, North Carolina, creator and star of PBS's A Chef's Life and Somewhere South, chef-owner of Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, and author of Deep Run Roots and This Will Make It Taste Good.
Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood, born Vivienne Isabel Swire (1941 to 2022), was a British fashion designer who defined London punk style, revived the corset, and became a Dame in 2006.
Vladimir Ghika
Vladimir Ghika (1873–1954) was a Romanian prince turned Catholic priest who died in Jilava prison in 1954 and was beatified as a martyr in 2013.
Vodka (водка)
Vodka (водка) is a neutral clear spirit of rectified agricultural ethanol and water, made from rye, wheat, or potatoes, with very low congener levels; origins disputed between Poland and Russia.
Vogue Knitting
Vogue Knitting, also published in Europe as Designer Knitting, is an American fashion-knitting magazine founded by Condé Nast in 1932, relaunched in 1982, and now Soho Publishing's flagship title, issued five times yearly with Knitting LIVE! events and The Next Loop membership.
Vogue Williams
Vogue Williams, born 1985 in Dublin, is an Irish presenter, model, DJ and podcaster who rose to fame on RTÉ's Fade Street (2010), won Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (2015), hosts My Therapist Ghosted Me, and is married to Spencer Matthews.
Vol-au-vent
Vol-au-vent: a French hollow puff-pastry case with raised walls and a lid, filled with sauce-bound savory mixtures such as chicken, mushrooms, or sweetbreads. Also called vidé or koninginnehapje in Belgium; its small individual form is the bouchée à la reine.
Volcom
Volcom is an American action sports apparel brand founded in 1991 by Richard Woolcott and Tucker Hall in Orange County, California, known for the Stone logo and "Youth Against Establishment" ethos; formerly Kering-owned, now an Authentic Brands Group licensing asset.
Vologda lace
Vologda lace (вологодское кружево) is a Russian bobbin lace made in the Vologda region of northern Russia, recognizable by a dense curving tape pattern over a fine openwork mesh.
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act, formally the National Prohibition Act, was the 1919 United States law enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment's ban on alcoholic beverages, in force from 1920 until repeal in 1933.
Von Dutch
Von Dutch is a Los Angeles streetwear brand named for custom-car artist Kenneth Howard, famous for early-2000s trucker hats, celebrity gifting, internal disputes, and its 2024 acquisition by WSG Brands.
Voodoo Doughnut
Voodoo Doughnut is a Portland, Oregon doughnut chain founded in 2003 by Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson and Tres Shannon, known for pink boxes, eccentric flavors like the Voodoo Doll and Bacon Maple Bar, weddings, and multi-state expansion.
Voss (water)
VOSS is a Norwegian premium bottled-water brand founded by Ole Christian Sandberg and Christopher Harlem, sold from an artesian source at Vatnestrøm/Iveland, not the village of Voss. Distinguished by its Neil Kraft cylindrical bottle and ultra-low TDS (38 mg/L still), it is unrelated to the German vehicle-fittings firm VOSS Automotive.
Vyshyvanka
Vyshyvanka (вишиванка) is the traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt or blouse, also worn in Belarus, made of linen, cotton, or hemp with regional motifs; a marker of Ukrainian identity, revived after 2014 and central to World Vyshyvanka Day on the third Thursday of May.
Wafer
Wafer: a thin crisp baked good from batter between hot plates, also a US thin cookie, the Eucharist host, and a semiconductor slice; 2.5 mm thick, 1–2% moisture.
Waffle
Waffle: a batter cake baked in a hinged waffle iron, giving a crisp gridlike surface; also called gaufre. Known for higher sugar and fat than pancake batter, Belgian Brussels and Liege varieties, and frozen Eggos.
Waffle House
Waffle House: 24-hour Southern diner chain founded 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia by Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner; over 2,000 restaurants in 25 states, privately held, known for the FEMA Waffle House Index.
Wagamama (わがまま)
Wagamama (わがまま, Japanese for "selfish") is a British pan-Asian restaurant chain founded by Alan Yau in Bloomsbury, London, in 1992, inspired by Tokyo ramen bars; 165 UK and 62 international restaurants as of December 2025, owned by Apollo Global Management.
Wagashi (和菓子)
Wagashi (和菓子) are traditional Japanese confections of plant-based ingredients like adzuki paste, rice flour, and sugar, classified by moisture into fresh, half-fresh, and dry sweets, tied to the tea ceremony, seasons, and annual events.
Wagon Wheels
Wagon Wheels: British-Australian marshmallow sandwich biscuit brand invented 1948 by Garry Weston, launched at Olympia Food Fair; UK version made by FBC UK (ex-Burton's) in Llantarnam, Wales; Australian version by Arnott's with jam layer, 48 g.
Wahlburgers
Wahlburgers is a casual burger restaurant and sports bar chain founded by Mark, Donnie, and Chef Paul Wahlberg, first opened in Hingham, Massachusetts, in 2011, known for the Our Burger, Wahl Sauce, its A&E reality series, and its 2025 Hy-Vee split.
Waistcoat
The waistcoat, called a vest in American English, is a snug sleeveless garment buttoned down the front, first decreed part of gentleman's dress by Charles II in 1666.
Waitrose
Waitrose, branded Waitrose & Partners since 2018, is a British upmarket supermarket chain founded in 1904 in Acton and owned since 1937 by the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership, with about 4.5% UK grocery share.
Wajima-nuri
Wajima-nuri (輪島塗) is Japanese lacquerware from Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, known for exceptional durability from a diatomaceous-earth undercoating and cloth reinforcement, made in roughly 120 specialist steps and designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1977.
Wake (ceremony)
Wake (ceremony), or tórramh, is a vigil held over the dead between death and burial, most associated with the Irish wake, a communal watch blending mourning with storytelling, food, drink, and formerly wake games and keening.
Walkers (snack foods)
Walkers is PepsiCo's British crisp brand, founded in 1948 by Leicester butcher Henry Walker, American-owned since 1989, with its Leicester factory among the world's largest crisp plants and brands including Wotsits, Quavers and Monster Munch.
Wall's (ice cream)
Wall's is an ice cream brand (Heartbrand, aka Algida, Langnese, Ola, Kibon) founded as a 1786 London butcher's shop; ice cream began 1922 at Acton with 'Stop me and buy one' tricycles, now sold in over 52 countries under The Magnum Ice Cream Company.
Wallace Collection
Wallace Collection: national museum of fine and decorative arts at Hertford House, Manchester Square, London. Formed by the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace in 1897, opened 22 June 1900, free entry, 5,637 works.