Vino Vocab - A Reference for Italian Wine Terms

Italian wines come complete with their own label terms. Here are a few of the most common word definitions:

Anno - vintage

Amabile - medium sweet

Azienda - estate

Bianco - white

Cantina - winery

Dolce - sweet

Grappa - strong Italian brandy (derived from pressed grapes)

Naturale - a sparkling wine, in which the bubbles are derived by "natural" methods, such as fermentation.

Produttore - producer

Rossa - red

Rosato - rose

Secco - dry

Spumante - sparkling

Vino - wine

vigna - vineyard