Reading an Italian Wine Label

Translation of Italian to English, helping you to save confusion when buying a bottle of Italian Wine.

Abboccato - Medium-sweet and full bodied

Amabile - Medium-sweet

Annata - Vintage

Azienda (or Casa) agricola - An estate that uses its own grapes in production of its wines

Azienda (or Casa) vinicola - A producer who buys in and vinifies, usually a large scale operation

Azienda (or Casa) vitivinicola - An estate that grows vines, buys in grapes and makes wines

Bianco - White

Botte - Cask

Bottiglia - Bottle

Cantina Sociale - Co-operative cellar

Cascina - Farmhouse (estate)

Cerasuolo - Cherry red

Chiaretto - Deep rose'

Classico - The original centre of a DOC region, making the most typical wines.

Consorzio - Producers' trade association, whose members' wines are identified by a neck-label

Dolce - Sweet

Fattoria - Estate

Fermentazione naturale - Natural sparkle in a wine

Frizzante - Slighty sparkling

Imbottigliato all'origine - Estate bottled

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