Italian
Wine Label Glossary
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Abboccato |
Slightly sweet |
Amabile |
"Gently"sweet |
Amaro |
Bitter, very dry |
Annata |
Vintage year |
Asciutto |
Bone dry |
Barrique |
Small 225l oak barrel |
Botte |
Very large oak vat |
Cantina Sociale |
Growers' cooperative |
Casa Vinicola |
Wine firm |
Cerasuolo |
Cherry pink |
Chiaretto |
Pale red, almost pink |
Classico |
Heart of a DOC area |
Consorzio |
Growers' association |
Cru |
Vinyard site |
DOC |
Denominazione di Origine Controllata |
Dolce |
Very sweet |
Frizzante |
Lightly sparkling |
Imbottigliato |
Bottled |
Liquoroso |
Sweet, usually fortified |
Locality |
Single vineyard site |
Passito |
Wine from dried grapes |
Riserva |
Specially selected wines |
Rosato |
Pink, rose |
Rosso |
Red |
Secco |
Dry |
Spumante |
Fully sparkling |
Superiore |
Higher standard |
Uvaggio |
Wine from mix of grapes |
Vecchio |
Old |
Vigna, Vigneto |
Single vinyard site |
Vino da Tavola |
Table wine category |
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