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Italian Wine Glossary

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Italian Wine Glossary

Here is a whole bunch of Italian wine terminology and wine terminology in general to help you understand the complex world of wines. I know I’m learning quite a bit.

  • Abboccato
    • - Lightly sweet, Semi-dry.

  • Acitic
    • - A vinegar like taste.

  • Acidity
    • - Wines that contain acids.

  • Amabile
    • - Semi-sweet wines usually referencing sparkling wines.

  • Amaro
    • - Bitter.

  • Annata
    • - The wine’s vintage year.

  • Appellation
    • - French system regulating authenticity.

  • Asciutto
    • - Totally dry.

  • Astringent
    • - High in tannin.

  • Azienda agricola
    • - A winery which also produces other products besides the grapes used under it’s label.

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  • Balance
    • - A relative degree of fruity quality, acidity, tannins and alcohol.

  • Bianco
    • - White wine.

  • Botte
    • - Barrel or cask.

  • Botticella
    • - Small cask.

  • Bottiglia
    • - Bottle

  • Bouquet
    • - Complex aromas.

  • Bricco
    • - Refers to the top of the hill Piedmontese dialect and is used to indicate particularly prestigious vineyards.

  • Brut
    • - Dry sparkling wine.

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  • Cantina
    • - Winery or cellars.

  • Cantina sociale
    • - A cooperative winery.

  • Casa vinicola
    • A wine merchant whose wines come from mainly purchased grapes.

  • Cascina
    • - Farmhouse used for estate wines.

  • Cerasuolo
    • Cherry hued rose wines.

  • Chiaretto
    • - Deep rose wines.

  • Classico
    • - The limited area within the confines of a particular D.O.C. zone.

  • Coltivatore
    • - Cultivator

  • Cooked
    • - Prunish flavor.

  • Dolce
    • - Sweet.

  • Dry
    • - Opposite of sweet.

  • Enoteca
    • - A wine library.

  • Etichetta
    • - Label

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  • Fattoria
    • - A town with its own production facility.

  • Fermentazione naturale
    • - Natural fermentation.

  • Fiasco
    • - Straw cased bottle used by Chianti producers.

  • Frizzante
    • - Fizzy

  • Frutta
    • - Fruit

  • Frutta di bosco
    • - Fruits of the forest such as blackberries, strawberries and raspberries.

  • Green
    • - Wine made from unripe grages.

  • Gradazione alcoolica
    • - The percentage of alcohol in a wine.

  • Honeyed
    • - Wines with a slight hint of honey flavor.

  • Imbottigliata
    • - Bottled

  • Imbottigliata dal Produttore All‘orgin
    • - Bottled by the producer at the source.

  • Imbottigliata dalla Cantina Sociale
    • - Bottled by a cooperative winery.

  • Invecchiato
    • - Aged wine.

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  • Length
    • - The lingering aftertaste of the wine.

  • Liquoroso
    • - A strong wine sometimes fortified.

  • Litro
    • - Liter

  • Madeiruzed
    • - Oxidized with a brownish color and stale oder.

  • Maso
    • - A vineyard or estate

  • Masseria
    • - A farm or estate

  • Metodo Classico or Tradizionale
    • - A term used in making sparkling wine.

  • Millesimato
    • - a vintage for sparkling wine.

  • Nero
    • - Black.

  • Noble
    • - A classification of grapes that produceCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Reisling.

  • Nose
    • - Aroma.

  • Nutty
    • - A nutlike aroma.

  • Oaky
    • - An aroma from aged oak casks

  • Oxidized
    • - Spoiled form too much air.

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  • Passito
    • - Wines mad from partially dried grapes.

  • Podere
    • - A small wine estate of farm.

  • Produttore
    • - Producer

  • Recioto
    • - Wines made from dried grapes in the style of passito.

  • Riserva
    • - A D.O.C. or D.O.C.G. aged for more than three years.

  • Ronco
    • - A Fiulan term indicating a hillside vineyard,

  • Rosato
    • - Rose’wine.

  • Rosso
    • - Red.

  • Scelto
    • - Selected late harvested D.O.C. wines.

  • Secco
    • - Dry white wine.

  • Semi-Secco
    • - Semi-Sweet.

  • Sommelier
    • - A specialist in selecting and serving wine,

  • Sori
    • - Used in Piedmont for a hillside vineyard with a certain favorable.

  • Sparkling
    • - Wine containing carbonation.

  • Sulpher
    • - An anti-oxidant introduced in some wines in small amounts.

  • Spumanti
    • - Dry or Sweet Sparkling wines.

  • Stabilimento
    • - Firm.

  • Superiore
    • - Indicates D.O.C. wine that meets standards above normal requirements.

  • Sweet
    • - Having residual sugar from fermintation.

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  • Tenimento
    • - Farm.

  • Uva
    • - A dried grape to be used for wine.

  • Vecchio
    • - Describes aged D.O.C. wines.

  • Vendemmis
    • - Late harvest.

  • Vigna
    • - Vineyard

  • Vignaiolo
    • - Term for grape grower.

  • Villa
    • - Manor

  • Vinificazion
    • - Vinification

  • Vino
    • - Wine

  • Vino da Tavolo
    • - Table wine.

  • Vino Novello
    • - Wines in Italy that are sold after one month.

  • Vin Santo
    • - Wines made from grapes dried on straw mats.

  • Vino da Tavolo
    • - Table wine.

  • Vintner
    • - A winemaker

  • Vite
    • - Vine.

  • Viticulture
    • - The art and science of winemaking.

  • Vitigno
    • - Vine or grape variety.

  • Vivace
    • - Lightly bubbly wines.

  • Woody
    • - Having the aroma or taste of an aging barrel.

  • Yeasty
    • - Smelling like yeast.

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