Wine: Italian Wine Terms

Question 1

abboccato

Answer 1

lightly sweet

Question 2

amabile

Answer 2

semisweet

Question 3

amaro

Answer 3

bitter

Question 4

amarone

Answer 4

dry, as in Amarone della Valpolicella

Question 5

annata

Answer 5

vintage year

Question 6

azienda agricola

Answer 6

farm, estate

Question 7

bianco

Answer 7

white

Question 8

bottiglia

Answer 8

bottle

Question 9

brut

Answer 9

dry (sparkling wine)

Question 10

cantina

Answer 10

winery or wine cellar

Question 11

cantine sociale/coopertiva

Answer 11

wine cooperative; wineries owned by group of members

Question 12

capitolare

Answer 12

title of merit in Tuscany for wines that are produced by members of the private Capitolare

Question 13

casa vinicola

Answer 13

privately owned winery, negociant

Question 14

castello

Answer 14

castle

Question 15

cerasuolo

Answer 15

light red (cherry colored), rose

Question 16

chiaretto

Answer 16

pale red (rose)

Question 17

classico

Answer 17

center or “classic” growing area of a specific zone

Question 18

colli

Answer 18

hills

Question 19

consorzio

Answer 19

group of producers of a specific wine

Question 20

DO

Answer 20

denomination of origin laws

Question 21

DOC

Answer 21

denomination of controlled origin

Question 22

DOCG

Answer 22

denomination of controlled origin and guaranteed

Question 23

dolce

Answer 23

sweet

Question 24

enoteca

Answer 24

wine library, public or commercial

Question 25

fattoria

Answer 25

farm, or estate

Question 26

fermentazione

Answer 26

fermentation

Question 27

frizzante

Answer 27

lightly sparkling

Question 28

ITG

Answer 28

typical geographic origin indication

Question 29

imbottigliata

Answer 29

bottled

Question 30

invechiatto

Answer 30

aged

Question 31

liquoroso

Answer 31

sweet wine, usually fortified with alcohol

Question 32

metodo classico or tradizionale

Answer 32

sparkling wine fermented in the bottle (Champagne method)

Question 33

passito

Answer 33

a style of dessert wine made from dried grapes

Question 34

produttore

Answer 34

producer

Question 35

recioto

Answer 35

full tasting, sweet wine made from partly dried grapes

Question 36

riserva

Answer 36

reserve, wine which has been aged a longer, specified time

Question 37

rosato

Answer 37

rose

Question 38

rosso

Answer 38

red

Question 39

secco

Answer 39

dry

Question 40

spumante

Answer 40

sparkling wine, dry or sweet

Question 41

superiore

Answer 41

in DOC & DOCG wines, indicates a higher level of alcohol or aging

Question 42

tenuta

Answer 42

farm, or estate

Question 43

uva

Answer 43

grape

Question 44

vecchio

Answer 44

old

Question 45

vendemmia

Answer 45

harvest or vintage

Question 46

vigna or vigneto

Answer 46

vinyard

Question 47

vino da tavola

Answer 47

table wine