General Italy Flashcards by Alicia Cooper

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Terms: Abboccato

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lightly sweet

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Terms: Amabile

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Slightly sweet

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Terms: Annata

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Vintage Year

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Terms: Azienda Agricola

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Wine estate which does not buy in grapes or wine

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Terms: Azienda Vinicola

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Wine estate which may buy in grapes or wine

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Terms: Bianco

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White

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Terms: Cantina

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Cellar/winery

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Terms: Cantaina sociale/cantina cooperativa

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co-operative winery

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Terms: Casa vinicola

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Wine firm

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Terms: Chiaretto

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Very pale red

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Terms: Classico

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original wine zone, as opposed to expanded

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Terms: Consorzio

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Growers’ association

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Terms: Dolce

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Sweet

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Terms: Fattoria

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Farm, literally

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Terms: Frizzante

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Semi-sparkling

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Terms: Gradi (alcool)

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% alcohol by volume

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Terms: Imbottilgiato (all’origine)

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Bottle (at source)

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Terms: Liquoroso

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Strong, usually fortified

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Terms: Metodo classico/tradizionale

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bottle-fermented sparkling wine

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Terms: Passito

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Strong, usually sweet wine made from dried grapes

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Terms: Podere

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Very small agricultural property, smaller than fattoria

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Terms: Recioto

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Wine made from half-dried grapes, particularly in Veneto

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Terms: Riserva

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Special, long-aged selection

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Terms: Rosato

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Rosé

Terms: Rosso

Red

Terms: Secco

Dry

Terms: Spumate

Sparkling

Terms: Superiore

Wine that has aged more than normal DOC/G, contains 0.5-1.0% more alcohol

Terms: Tenuta

Small holding or estate

Terms: Vendemmia

Vintage

Terms: Vendemmia Tardiva

Late harvest

Terms: Vigna/Vigneto

Vineyard

Terms: Vignaiolo/Viticoltore

Winegrower

Terms: Vino

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