| Abbott |
Italian Semi sweet. |
| Acerbo |
Italian Immature. |
| Acidity |
Italian Acid content. |
| Acido |
Italian Sour. |
| Acidulo |
Italian A wine with high acidity. |
| Acino |
Italian Grape. |
| Acquavite |
Italian Distilled wine must. |
| Agricola |
Italian Agricultural - for example "azienda agricola", which means agricultural business. |
| Agriturismo |
Italian Agricultural property that rents out rooms to tourists. |
| Alberello |
Italian Small tree (Cultivation form with short spur pruning, where the vine is not tied up) |
| Amaro |
Italian Bitter. |
| Ambrato |
Italian Amber colored. |
| Amiable |
Italian Sweet. Literally means "lovable". Used for wines that are sweeter than abbacato. |
| Annette |
Italian Autumn year. |
| Aristocratico |
Italian Wine with fantastic taste. |
| Asciutto |
Italian Dry. |
| Austero |
Italian Wine with character and tradition. |
| Azienda |
Italian Corporation. For example "Azienda agricola" which means agricultural business. |
| Azienda agricola |
Italian Agriculture, where a certain part of the products sold must be of own breeding. |
| Barricato |
Italian Wine aged in barrique casks (approx. 225 litres). |
| Bathroom |
Italian Monastery. |
| Bellini |
Italian Mixture of dry Spumante and peach juice. |
| Bianco |
Italian White. |
| Boise |
Italian Which tastes like a wooden dish. |
| Bollicine |
Italian Bubbles that create CO2 in Spumante. |
| Bottiglia |
Italian Bottle. |
| Bottiglieria |
Italian Wine shop with a primary selection of not-so-fine wines. |
| Bricco |
Italian Top plot on a vineyard - often abbreviated "bric" |
| Brothers |
Italian Brothers |
| Caldo |
Italian Warm. |
| Cantina |
Italian Wine cellar (Also used in general swom term for a wine company) |
| Cantina cooperativa |
Italian Most often a private enterprise, with a small group of owners. |
| Cantina social |
Italian Cooperative cooperative. |
| Caratello |
Italian Barrel of approximately 70 litres. Used in Tuscany. |
| Carbonic maceration |
Italian Fermentation process which is accelerated with carbonic acid. |
| Casa |
Italian House (often used as part of a company name) |
| Casa vinicola |
Italian Wine house. |
| Casa vitivinicola |
Italian Fima, which grows grapes and produces wine |
| Cascina |
Italian House or farm in the countryside - often abbreviated "Cà" (Often used in vineyard names) |
| Cerasuolo |
Italian Cherry red. |
| Charmed |
Italian Wine classification method for sparkling wines. |
| Chianti Classico |
Italian Chianti Classico is a wine region in Italy in Europe located in the region of Tuscany. Italy has ... |
| Chirette |
Italian Very bright. |
| Classico |
Italian Wine from the original cultivation area. |
| Col |
Italian Hill (In plural "colle" or "collina") |
| Color |
Italian Color. |
| Coltura promiscua |
Italian Mixed farming (A way of farming where you have mixed different crops with each other) |
| Conca |
Italian Designation for one or more fields with a concave shape |
| Consorzio |
Italian Association (Used, for example, for an association of wine producers, around a specific purpose) |
| Cordone speronata |
Italian Short spore pruning |
| Corp |
Italian Body. |
| Cultura biologica |
Italian Organically grown |
| Decanter |
Italian Decanter. |
| Delicate |
Italian Wine that is harmonious and fine. |
| Denomination |
Italian Designation. |
| Disciplinary |
Italian Collection of standards for DOC wine production. |
| Dolce |
Italian Very sweet. |
| Enoteca |
Italian A shop with a large selection of quality wines - opposite bottiglieria with more everyday wines, ... |
| Equilibrato |
Italian With balanced elements. |
| Estrato |
Italian Extract that is left over after the wine has been racked. |
| Etiquette |
Italian Label. |
| Fattoria |
Italian Larger yard |
| Fattotia |
Italian Agriculture. |
| Fermentation |
Italian Fermentation process. |
| Fiasco |
Italian Bottle. |
| Fine pasta |
Italian At the end of the meal. |
| Frizzante |
Italian Bubbly, slightly sparkling. |
| Fruttato |
Italian Fruity aroma and taste. |
| Fusto |
Italian General term for wooden barrels - but most often the smaller barrels of between 350 and 750 liters |
| Galestro |
Italian Name of a particular type of rocky soil found in places in Tuscany, Italy. |
| Gallo Nero |
Italian The black rooster (logo of most producers of Chianti Classico). |
| Government |
Italian Tuscan fermentation method activated with unfermented must. |
| Gradazione alcolica |
Italian Alcohol content. |
| Grappa |
Italian Brandy distilled from grape pomace. |
| Grappolo |
Italian Class. |
| Graspo |
Italian Class skeleton. |
| Gusto |
Italian Taste. |
| Guyot |
Italian Long spore pruning |
| Harmonica |
Italian Wine with all the elements in harmony. |
| Imbottigliato |
Italian Bottled. |
| Imbottigliato all'origine |
Italian Castle bottling. |
| Imbottigliato dal produtre all'origine |
Italian Bottled by the manufacturer. |
| Imbottigliato nello stabilimento della ditta |
Italian Bottled on the winery's property. |
| Imbottigliato origin |
Italian Original bottling. |
| Incrocio |
Italian Crossing |
| Infiascoto alla fattoria |
Italian Bottled from the vineyard. |
| Invecchiato |
Italian Stored. |
| Know |
Italian Vine. |
| Liquoroso |
Italian Designation of liqueurs - over 15% alcohol. |
| Maceration |
Italian Fermentation. |
| Mature |
Italian Mature. |
| Metodo classico |
Italian That sparkling wines are stored in bottles. |
| Mezzadria |
Italian Halvskab (Old feudal serf system. Abolished in 1967) |
| Monovitigno |
Italian Wine made from only one grape variety. |
| Mosto |
Italian Unfermented grape juice. |
| Muffa nobile |
Italian Botrytis cinerea (Noble rot) |
| Natural decantation |
Italian Decanting without filter. |
| Nero |
Italian Very dark. |
| Normal |
Italian Normal - used to differentiate between riserva and normale type wines. |
| Novello |
Italian New |
| Odor |
Italian Fragrance. |
| Oenologist |
Italian Wine expert - usually a university-educated oenologist. |
| One liter |
Italian Hectoliters. |
| Ossid date |
Italian Overoxygenated. |
| Passito |
Italian Wine made from dried grapes. |
| Pastoso |
Italian Plump and blue. |
| Pesante |
Italian Wine with a high alcohol percentage. |
| Pieno |
Italian Full. |
| Pigs |
Italian To separate the first wine from the lees. |
| Podere |
Italian Smaller farm (In plural "poderi") |
| Poggio |
Italian Slope |
| Producer of wine |
Italian Wine producer. |
| Producers |
Italian Producer. |
| Profumo |
Italian Fragrance. |
| Pronto |
Italian Finished wine that can be drunk without aging. |
| Purity |
Italian Wine made from a specific grape and aged in barrels. |
| Recioto |
Italian Sweet wine made from partially dried grapes. |
| Refinement |
Italian Maturation of the wine in bottles or casks. |
| Reserve |
Italian A wine with some aging. How long the wine must be stored (aged) before it can be called riserva ... |
| Retro gusto |
Italian Aftertaste. |
| Ripasso |
Italian Method to give extra alcohol, through an extra fermentation. |
| Rosso |
Italian Red. |
| Rosso rubino |
Italian Ruby red. |
| Santa |
Italian Holy. |
| Sapido |
Italian Salted wine. |
| Sapore |
Italian Taste. |
| Secco |
Italian Dry. |
| Selecto |
Italian Harvested late. |
| Semisecco |
Italian Semi-dry. |
| son |
Italian Son (In plural "figli") |
| Sorry |
Italian Slope (Often facing south) |
| Spallier |
Italian Long rows of tied vines - possibly with wire |
| Spumante |
Italian Sparkling. |
| Stabilization |
Italian Wine company. |
| Stravecchio |
Italian Very old. |
| Sugar |
Italian Sugar. |
| Sughero |
Italian Cork. |
| Superior |
Italian A little more aged and a little higher alcohol percentage than the same wines without superior. |
| Svanito |
Italian Flat wine. |
| Tannin |
Italian Tannin. |
| Tappo a vite |
Italian Capsule. |
| Tappo sughero |
Italian Cork stopper. |
| Tendon |
Italian Binding system which is widely used in southern Italy, with a view to table grapes. Gives high ... |
| Tenement |
Italian Property. |
| Tenement |
Italian Farm or freehold. Often included in the names of wineries. |
| Tenuta |
Italian Wine estate. |
| Tub |
Italian Wine barrel. |
| Tuttopasto |
Italian Wine that is suitable for the whole meal. |
| Uvaggio |
Italian Mixture of grape varieties. |
| Vecchio |
Italian Old. |
| Vendemia |
Italian Vintage / vintage. |
| Vendemmia tardiva |
Italian Late harvest. Gives the grapes a sweeter taste |
| Vetro |
Italian In glass - storage in bottle. |
| Vigna |
Italian Vineyard. |
| Vignaiolo |
Italian Winegrowers. |
| Vignette |
Italian Vineyard. |
| Vinaccia |
Italian Grape vine. |
| Vinaio |
Italian A kind of inn that sells wine both by the glass and bottle. |
| Vino |
Italian Wine. |
| Vino da Pasto |
Italian Everyday wine. |
| Vino santo |
Italian Wine made from dried grapes. |
| Vitigno |
Italian Grape variety. |
| Vivacious |
Italian Fresh or lively. |
| Wine growers |
Italian Winegrowers. |
| Winery |
Italian Company where wine is produced, but the grapes are not from own cultivation. |
| Zuccherino |
Italian Sugar content of grapes. |
